# What is this object?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-object/153962>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 9, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-object/153962 "2003-02-09T23:02:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-object/153962/21 "2003-02-11T22:31:02Z")

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Universal Business Adapter.

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**Author:** ![bradwalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@bradwalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bradwalt)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-object/153962/22 "2003-02-12T20:25:55Z")

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The inside of a car-dashboard compass, the type where the little ball “floats” in liquid. But the outer covering of the ball has been peeled off. ?

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**Author:** ![X\_Slayer\_ALE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbe5ce/32.png) [@X\_Slayer\_ALE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X_Slayer_ALE)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-object/153962/23 "2003-02-12T20:36:35Z")

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Its the Galaxy. A cat named Orion dropped it. Do NOT give it to a loose skinned guy acting like a bug. Look for a talking dog or 2 guys always wearing dark shades.

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**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-object/153962/24 "2003-02-12T20:43:14Z")

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Smell it.

Remind you of anything? Or anyone?

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**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-object/153962/25 "2003-02-12T21:36:32Z")

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Good guess, **bradwalt** ; that’s what I was thinking.

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