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  • Re: ASCII Of? [Mechanic] *last call* +hints

    From xwindows@xwindows@tilde.club to tilde.art.ascii on Fri Jan 27 19:21:46 2023
    On Mon, 7 Nov 2022, xwindows wrote:

    _____
    _' ___ `.
    / -'__ `. \
    ,',",'_ `. ) \
    | | |'@) | | '
    ( ( '-' ,','
    \ `---' /
    `-----'


    Subject is mechanic, the word has *10* letters.

    Some hints:

    - This is a mechanical part for [potential] energy storage.
    - Devices which got this part are usually human-powered.
    - This could be found in older alarm clock or toys, and could still
    be found today in certain kind of watches, as well as
    few narrow kinds of emergency communication and/or lighting devices.

    Last call for answers: it would be revealed 7 days after this
    if no one managed to come up with the right answer.

    Regards,
    ~xwindows
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  • From freet@freet@aussies.space (The Free Thinker) to tilde.art.ascii on Sat Jan 28 23:54:11 2023
    xwindows <xwindows@tilde.club> wrote:
    On Mon, 7 Nov 2022, xwindows wrote:

    _____
    _' ___ `.
    / -'__ `. \
    ,',",'_ `. ) \
    | | |'@) | | '
    ( ( '-' ,','
    \ `---' /
    `-----'


    Subject is mechanic, the word has *10* letters.

    Some hints:

    - This is a mechanical part for [potential] energy storage.
    - Devices which got this part are usually human-powered.
    - This could be found in older alarm clock or toys, and could still
    be found today in certain kind of watches, as well as
    few narrow kinds of emergency communication and/or lighting devices.

    Ahh right, a ZNVAFCEVAT. I was thinking there was some sort of
    depth and it was a vortex or a cone, but that makes sense.

    Another place where I found one yesterday: my tape measure, after I
    encountered that old "right, now go back in, [wiggle] [wiggle],
    come on, [pull out some more], [wiggle] [wiggle], oh no..."
    problem. Inside, the plastic mounting point for the spring has
    disintergrated, so I think it's toast.
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