# Knicknacks or Strange torture devices--you be the judge **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 11, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicknacks-or-strange-torture-devices-you-be-the-judge/113341 "2002-06-11T00:21:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicknacks-or-strange-torture-devices-you-be-the-judge/113341/21 "2002-06-12T19:30:33Z")
> [@](#): > > At the risk of getting 2 snippets of wisdom in one day, what is a ‘nerf fan’ and what’s it doing embedded in in a plastic sumo wrestler? A “nerf fan” is, simply enough, a fan made out of nerf. You know, that weird foam-like material they make children’s footballs out of. As for why it’s in the belly of a sumo wrestler, I cannot say. Perhaps for the same reason your freakish cyclops lady has an imitation magnet in her. ---
**Author:** ![Wabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wabbit)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicknacks-or-strange-torture-devices-you-be-the-judge/113341/22 "2002-06-12T22:45:52Z")
And people say we’re not evolving as a species… 😉 I personally think your fan beats my cyclops lady hands down as you can actually use it for something. I’m still not exactly sure what utility a non-magnetic magnet has. And thanks **alice** , but I wouldn’t want to give these items to anyone without knowing exactly what they are. I’m just positive there are liability issues here somewhere… 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicknacks-or-strange-torture-devices-you-be-the-judge/113341.md?page=1)