So....What is this?

[twiglove]

Hey Ph'ers, I have seen a few of these threads before, So I thought I would try one myself...

I found this item and wondered if anyone knows what it is? Where it is from? What it does/did?

It is hard black plastic ball about 3cm across....

Edited by twiglove on Thursday 2nd April 13:12

[FTJoe]

It looks like a hard black plastic ball about 3cm across

[Einion Yrth]

FTJoe said:

It looks like a hard black plastic ball about 3cm across

And a pencil, Staedtler 'Tradition' unless I miss my guess.

[the mini mole]

A pencil.
HTH

Damn it, beaten to it!

Edited by the mini mole on Thursday 2nd April 13:06

[Rockatansky]

I would have answered the same as the 1st reply, but..

could it be the floating bit froma floating key chain??

[JuniorD]

It's a stopper, designed to prevent writing implements from rolling off work surfaces.
As you have demonstrated, its use is highly intuitive.

[HOGEPH]

A love egg, and a pencil.

[V6]

The death star?

[gmk666]

It's a forward reconnaissance unit for these.

[captainzep]

There are normally several of them, attached in a line by string.

What does it smell of?

[JJCW]

Brutal squash ball?

[mat205125]

V6 said:

The death star?

That's no moon ..... It's a space station!!!

[Darkslider]

captainzep said:

There are normally several of them, attached in a line by string.

What does it smell of?

[rolty]

It's a widget from one of the Fosters/Kronenbourg smooth bubbles things

[steve_amv8]

captainzep said:

There are normally several of them, attached in a line by string.

What does it smell of?

[phil1979]

It's the widget from the new Kronenberg can, non?

ETA Damn you, Rolty.

Edited by phil1979 on Thursday 2nd April 13:14

[MK_Bob]

Scuba widget thing from a Fosters smooth lager can. Yeah, i was curious too.

Edit: Blast, beaten to it! These balls kill big bubbles, and cut them up into small, deformed bubbles.

Edited by MK_Bob on Thursday 2nd April 13:15

[twiglove]

Darkslider said:

captainzep said:

There are normally several of them, attached in a line by string.

What does it smell of?

Some great guesses there, But i can confirm they are not balls of the an*l variety :-)

[Marf]

widget from a can of beer?

[benoli]

Einion Yrth said:

FTJoe said:

It looks like a hard black plastic ball about 3cm across

And a pencil, Staedtler 'Tradition' unless I miss my guess.

next to the pencil

- - a pencil sharpener

(the hole is hidden)