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The laws of physics inform the function of this wooden contraption. What is it?

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29 Responses

  1. Kathleen says:

    A cradle?

  2. Ming says:

    My guess is same as Kathleen's cradle. It's hard to figure out when you don't know the dimensions of the actual thing….

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  4. Karen says:

    Some sort of moveable storage??

  5. Kelly Holland says:

    Looks like something for storage..

  6. Kelly Anne says:

    I'm going with bassinet, or cradle.

  7. Way says:

    I'm going with a cradle.

  8. Vicki Bennett says:

    definitely a cradle :)

  9. Whitney says:

    I can't think of anything clever! So cradle. but do cradles have wheels??! Stumped, my friend. stumped.

  10. Laura Rennie says:

    I think it's a toilet paper holder.

  11. Laura Rennie says:

    though it does look short…

  12. Earl Mosley says:

    Baby thing was taken, what about a file keeper ?.

  13. JMM says:

    One good thing about waiting is you can see all the possibilites, cradle sounds good to me.

  14. dominique says:

    Rolling clothes rack

  15. Amy PureHome says:

    Absolutely no idea! I can only see the baby cradle because everyone else mentioned it – otherwise that would have never crossed my mind. But, it does seem like a viable answer!

  16. pamelamosley says:

    File cabinet?

  17. ShastaStory says:

    Swiveling TV Tray

  18. printed usb drives says:

    Very hard to guess what it is? Every one given different answers. I hope I am right, This looks like stand of hand chipper, you can keep it in your room and bedrooms also.
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  19. Pixie Wiseman says:

    I think this is some sort of sifter. Perhaps an old commercial-industrial-type of separator of wheat and shaft maybe- which would swing allowing gravity to do the work.

  20. Mildred says:

    I think tit could be a bassinet.

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  22. Wanda Glenn says:

    IIt reminds me of a compost mixer. I think a cradle or baby item would have some sort of safelty lock!

  23. VERONICA says:

    A TV TABLE

  24. snesneh says:

    it feels like a portable mixing n flipping pan…

  25. dokey347 says:

    Is it a File Folder/Holder?

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