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Where Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix
If you’re like me, you’ve often smiled in wonderment while thumbing through the pages of a Hammacher Schlemmer catalog. What on EARTH is that thing? Here are 10 photos of curious looking gadgets. Think you know what they’re used for?
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Funny you had the gyroscopic dumbbell in there. My husband came home the other day trying to explain it to me – one of his co-workers has one. Of course, now he has to have it!
posted by Michelle on 11-13-2009 at 2:49 pm
I bought my mom one of those Bug Vacuums at Bed Bath and Beyond a few years ago. Its one of the few things I could identify on the quiz.
posted by Mrs. Coffee on 11-16-2009 at 9:28 pm