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Discussion in 'General' started by DaSuperFly, 29 Oct 2005.

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  1. DaSuperFly

    DaSuperFly What's a Dremel?

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    Time to tap into the vast knowledge repository that is the Bit-tech forum members!
    Any idea of what this is? I really need to know!
     
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  2. bloodcar

    bloodcar Minimodder

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    It looks like a giant dual circumference. I know I've seen one before, but I can't remember where or what it was being used for.
     
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  3. acron^

    acron^ ePeen++;

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    looks like a map to me... :thumb:
     
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  4. Idioteque

    Idioteque Telephasic Mongoose

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    can probably be used as a weapon... but i can't help you any further... sorry.
     
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  5. ElThomsono

    ElThomsono Multimodder

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    My Dad has that exact same device, it's boxed with a manual so I guess he'd know what it's used for. As far as I remember it's just for calculating / measuring off of drawings (or in that picture maps). Why do you need to know and how soon do you need the information?
     
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  6. DaSuperFly

    DaSuperFly What's a Dremel?

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    Thanks bloodcar, I looked up google for dual circumference and found out that it's name is a Planimeter; it's used to measure the area of a region.

    Yes acron^ there is also a map in the picture too :D
     
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  7. dom_

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    is it a planimeter?
    to measure an area on a map?








    :p
     
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  8. acron^

    acron^ ePeen++;

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    Oh oh! I know! It's a planimeter! It's used to measure the area of a region on maps.



    :cooldude:
     
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  9. dom_

    dom_ --->

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    is it a planimeter?
     
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  10. finboz

    finboz What's a Dremel?

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    no dom to correct your mistake i think it is actually a planimeter :rock:
     
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  11. <A88>

    <A88> Trust the Computer

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    No no no, you're all wrong. My dad makes maps for a living and says it's a planimeter

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  12. bloodcar

    bloodcar Minimodder

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    Good lord, it's been SpamFest 2k5 for the past two weeks.
     
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  13. planki

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    its blatently a meter of the plan variety.
     
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  14. WireFrame

    WireFrame <b>PermaBanned</b>

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    so what is it?
     
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  15. P2D

    P2D 99.999% Pure Spam!

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    It could be a planimeter?

    (postcount +1)
     
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  16. :: kna ::

    :: kna :: POCOYO! Moderator

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    I've never seen one before, no one has. But I'm guessing it's a white hole.
     
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  17. Tibby

    Tibby Back Once Again

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    A white hole?

    Yes the exact opposite of a black whole, it spews out time into the universe

    I am a dwarf fan ;)
     
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  18. thecrownles

    thecrownles What's a Relix?

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    I think it's a spam trap...

    or it could be a planimeter (I know because my dad makes maps for a living and its used to measure the area of a region)
     
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  19. Colonel Sanders

    Colonel Sanders Minimodder

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    Ain't it great? :D

    Thats not a planimeter. . . This is a planimeter, they don't look the least bit alike, cause that one in the first post has all those lines behind it.

    L J

    Heres lessons on how to use a "planimeter" http://whistleralley.com/planimeter/planimeter.htm
     
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  20. SuperFreak

    SuperFreak What's a Dremel?

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    No, thats not a planimeter, it's a picture!

    (Then what the picture is of, that's another thing)
     
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