MYSTERY OBJECTS

[Tizer]

You're getting closer, but rather than continuing with it I'm going to reveal the identity. The reason is that I'm now a bit unsure of the identity myself! I chanced on it on a maritime merchant's web site while searching for something else and thought it would be a good subject for this thread. I accepted what the merchant's web page said about it but in the meantime I've looked more widely and can't find anything to clarify the identity.

It is described as `Plastimo Diving with Saint Andrew Cross Life' and from the web page I took it to be a flag that could be raised on a boat if it had a diver working under water. The extra characteristic that I mentioned is that it is photoluminescent - shine a bright light on it and it will glow for 8 hours, making it useful at night and even visible from aircraft. I assumed that the graphic shows the day (left) and night (right) appearance of the flag. I started to get confused when I noticed the web page says `Available in distress and diving flag' and wondered which one the graphic represented. I googled for diving flags but they look different, with one diagonal line. And googling distress flags just gave me flags in a bad condition! I've put a link to the web page below and also the description copied from that web page...
LINK

Plastimo Diving with Saint Andrew Cross Life
Description
Photoluminescent and fluorescent : visible at any time night or day, the Life Flag enables a quick and effective location. Available in distress and diving flag.
Features:
Innovative process:
- Photoluminescence process combined with fluorescence optimizes the location by night or day, in all weather conditions.
- 5 minutes exposure to a bright light = 8 hours of photoluminescence.
Benefits:
- Safety : excellent visibility by night or day, immediate spotting even from airplane.
- Easy to use : quick and easy fastening with shock cords, fully operational when flat or hoisted.
- Economic and eco-friendly : durable safety equipment, recyclable. No other energy source required other than light.
- Quality : made in France, non-polluting manufacturing process with solvent-free,
- water based printing paste. French patent. LNE certificate.

[Stanley]

Very interesting......

[Tizer]

Very interesting......

That reminds me of Herr Otto Flick, the Gestapo officer in `Allo `Allo!
That programme changed my life: whenever I return to the house I shout `It is I'.
When we were in Cornwall once we spent time in the town museum at Helston. All was quiet, no-one about then: "Don't panic, Mr Mannering, don't panic" followed by "You silly boy!" Two elderly blokes had discovered the bit of the museum devoted to the local Home Guard.

[Tripps]

"Very interesting....."

Even older I think - I associate this phrase with Rowan and Martins Laugh in. I think it was followed with ' but stupid '

I still have an episode on video tape, but no doubt it's all on youtube.

[Tizer]

Quite right Tripps, maybe I was thinking of Rowan & Martin. Or did Flick also say it?

[PanBiker]

I remember it on R&M but it was a favorite of Herr Flick as well, often rendered when Helga was caught in her stockings and suspenders, if not spoken probably thought!

[Stanley]

"Very interesting but totally stupid" That was the one from Rowan and Martin that I had in my mind.

[Cathy]

Used to love Laugh In, it was clever how they got away with so much.

[Stanley]

Try this....

[Cathy]

A Fahrenheit / Celsius thermometer.

[Stanley]

Correct, but look at how high the temperature range is. Any ideas what for?

[Cathy]

How did I know that you would ask another question Stanley, and no sorry but I don't know

[Marilyn]

from the crematorium?

[Stanley]

I'll not keep you in suspense, it's a thermometer off an economiser in its protective casing which screwed into a pocket on the outlet pipe. Hence to high temperature.
Next one?

[David Whipp]

Daresay most can describe; can anyone name?

[Marilyn]

Electronic sandbag killer...bit like an electronic bug zapper...sandbags waddle in after a hard shift holding back flood water...there is a blue flash and...POOF!...dead sandbag.
Cruel...so cruel...

[Tizer]

Unclaimed lottery money stored in a secret compound in Barlick?

[Cathy]

Did they ever find the money from the Great British Train Robbery??

[David Whipp]

Keep 'em coming... afraid a little more prosaic than suggestions so far!

[Tizer]

Stanley's tobacco store?
Left over bank managers' bonuses?

[plaques]

With all that high security it must be something very precious. Only made in Barlick and must not be allowed to be diluted and escape where any Tom Dick or Harry can get there sticky little hands on it. So here's mud in your eye or something like it. What is it? Oh! S..t I've forgotten.

[Stanley]

The only place I can think of with that level of security is Rolls Royce.....

[David Whipp]

With such inventive answers, and Stanley being half right with his location, I'll give you another clue about what this is now called...

[Tizer]

Oh dear, it's Rolls' low tech answer to flood defence, probably the best they can afford now that that they might be faced with a very large bill for replacing engines in the latest Royal Navy destroyers!

[Stanley]

I'm still torn between the new drain installed by Rolls to drain the sports ground and David and Richard's fine work clearing the Foul Syke in Eastwood Bottoms. It's one of the two....