Okay, since the last contest was obviously too easy (i.e. a few people actually got it right and won a donut), here’s one that might be a bit more challenging. And to make it worthwhile, I’m doubling the prize — anybody who comes up with the answer gets not just a coffee and donut from our neighborhood TopPot Donut Emporium, but a coffee and TWO donuts.
So, here’s the deal: Below are three photos of the same object, preceded by a few clues. Tell us what it is, and donut glory is yours. First, the clues…
- Since this is an air cargo forum, you can be assured that this object has a connection with something that was carried in an aircraft. Maybe not a shipment of cell phones or fresh flowers, but cargo nonetheless.
- This object was made of wood.
- Although it may look something like a golf ball, it has nothing whatsoever to do with golf.
- Only one was ever made
- And, at risk of making the contest too easy, this object was Top Secret
Ready? Here we go…
OK, can’t resist a challenge. The embroidered fabric has to contain a clue?
Here are three entries for the competition:
1. Scaled-down test model of Barnes Wallis’ bouncing bomb, of Dam Busters fame.
2. Scaled-down model of nuclear A- or H- bomb.
3. Scaled-down model for testing all-terrain aircraft wheel/tire
4. Scaled-up model of IED to be dropped into Saddam Hussein’s coffee.
More to follow…..?
-Martin Bleasdale