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Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 5:37 pm
by jfgw
£8.95 including postage for a piece this size, but what is it? It is quite thin.

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Julian F. G. W.

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 7:39 pm
by ReformedCharacter
Graphite sheet.

RC

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 7:58 pm
by Imbiber
A lead sheet

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 8:02 pm
by AsleepInYorkshire
Hopefully it's not toilet roll :lol:

See RC's answer, which isn't hidden on my new screen :ugeek:

AiY(D)

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 8:04 pm
by ReformedCharacter
AsleepInYorkshire wrote:Hopefully it's not toilet roll :lol:

See RC's answer, which isn't hidden on my new screen :ugeek:

AiY(D)

Sorry if that's the case, I can't see it myself.

RC

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 8:33 pm
by AsleepInYorkshire
ReformedCharacter wrote:
AsleepInYorkshire wrote:Hopefully it's not toilet roll :lol:

See RC's answer, which isn't hidden on my new screen :ugeek:

AiY(D)

Sorry if that's the case, I can't see it myself.

RC

No worries RC - I have literally turned my new screen on - and I think it's far to sensitive - which is what I am paying for. Either that or I haven't set it up correctly :lol:

Take care

AiY(D)

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 8:36 pm
by jfgw
It is not graphite or lead. It is not any form of gasket, heat transfer, insulating or similar material. It is not used between two components like a gasket.

It would be very expensive toilet paper. One side is quite smooth and would skid (so you would only be able to use one side). The other side is textured and would probably work about as well as Izal used to, i.e., it would be better at spreading the poo about than wiping it away.

The different textures have nothing to do with its functionality but are (presumably) due to its method of manufacture. This film is not as simple as it looks.


Julian F. G. W.

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 8:42 pm
by AsleepInYorkshire
jfgw wrote:It is not graphite or lead. It is not any form of gasket, heat transfer, insulating or similar material. It is not used between two components like a gasket.

It would be very expensive toilet paper. One side is quite smooth and would skid (so you would only be able to use one side). The other side is textured and would probably work about as well as Izal used to, i.e., it would be better at spreading the poo about than wiping it away.

The different textures have nothing to do with its functionality but are (presumably) due to its method of manufacture. This film is not as simple as it looks.

Julian F. G. W.

I'm thinking Kryptonite toilet paper then :lol: Because Superman's going to need all the help he can get.

Is it a filter of some sort?

AiY(D)

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 8:48 pm
by jfgw
AsleepInYorkshire wrote:No worries RC - I have literally turned my new screen on - and I think it's far to sensitive - which is what I am paying for. Either that or I haven't set it up correctly :lol:


This is where item 6 form Mystery Items No. 5 would be useful.

https://imgur.com/vAJnkYR

A new version is £159, https://www.scan.co.uk/products/spyderx-pro.


Julian F. G. W.

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 8:51 pm
by jfgw
It is not a filter; neither a mechanical filter (like a coffee filter), nor a light filter. It is manufactured to have a specific property.


Julian F. G. W.

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 9:06 pm
by kempiejon
jfgw wrote:It is not a filter; neither a mechanical filter (like a coffee filter), nor a light filter. It is manufactured to have a specific property.

Julian F. G. W.


Does it come in any other colours?
Does it have electrical properties like resistance or capacitance?

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 9:08 pm
by AsleepInYorkshire
1. Loin cloth for a Martian?
2. A map of my brain?
3. Something that is worth more than a billion roubles?
4. A small green lint or cotton cloth for cleaning jewelry?
5. Crackback labelling?

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 9:46 pm
by jfgw
kempiejon wrote:Does it come in any other colours?

I have only seen it in green. I see no reason that it should not be made in a different colour but that would not affect its functionality. (ok, black probably wouldn't work too well.)

kempiejon wrote:Does it have electrical properties like resistance or capacitance?

Its property is not electrical.

AsleepInYorkshire wrote:Loin cloth for a Martian?

It is for use by Earthlings.

AsleepInYorkshire wrote:A map of my brain?

It is not a map of your brain but I see where you are coming from. It is only 3" x 4", however, not 3 miles x 4 miles.

AsleepInYorkshire wrote:Something that is worth more than a billion roubles?

If it is not now, it soon will be.

AsleepInYorkshire wrote:A small green lint or cotton cloth for cleaning jewelry?

It is a thin plastic film rather than a cloth.

AsleepInYorkshire wrote:Crackback labelling?

That is a very interesting answer. Totally wrong but very interesting.


Julian F. G. W.

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 10:06 pm
by AleisterCrowley
Is it photosensitive (including UV sensitive)? Or thermochromic?

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 10:08 pm
by jfgw
AleisterCrowley wrote:Is it photosensitive (including UV sensitive)? Or thermochromic?


Those are good guesses but it is not photosensitive or thermochromic.


Julian F. G. W.

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 10:09 pm
by AleisterCrowley
It's nowt to do with PCB etching then

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 10:10 pm
by UncleEbenezer
ReformedCharacter wrote:
AsleepInYorkshire wrote:Hopefully it's not toilet roll :lol:

See RC's answer, which isn't hidden on my new screen :ugeek:

AiY(D)

Sorry if that's the case, I can't see it myself.

RC


Spoilers with colour are never going to be reliable: someone may override your choice of colours. Maybe for instance someone colour-blind might do that universally rather than have to deal individually with every hard-to-read site. It's a compromise we make: spoilers are good but not critically important.

On a regular browser and screen they're typically marginally visible but hard to read. For a long, complex answer that's great: it's far too hard work to read through without deliberately breaking the spoiler. For an answer that's just a couple of words, the threshold to reading them is low unless they're fully invisible - which will vary from your 'puter to mine.

I didn't read it involuntarily, but I probably could've done if my state of mind had drawn me that way.

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 10:12 pm
by UncleEbenezer
Is it something that might help keep you alive in an emergency?

[edit] Erm, no, you wouldn't buy what I had in mind in "a piece this size".

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 10:12 pm
by jfgw
AleisterCrowley wrote:It's nowt to do with PCB etching then

Not PCB etching. Your previous guesses were closer.

Re: Mystery Items No. 6, Item 3 of 10.

Posted: April 4th, 2022, 10:14 pm
by jfgw
UncleEbenezer wrote:Is it something that might help keep you alive in an emergency?

It is not something you would use in an emergency (not one that I can think of).