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Guess The Device

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Re: Guess The Device

Post by kager » Sun Nov 26, 2023 8:09 pm

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Re: Guess The Device

Post by Round Six » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:39 am

kager wrote:
Sun Nov 26, 2023 8:09 pm
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Warren's Golden Decagon.
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Re: Guess The Device

Post by kager » Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:12 am

Round Six wrote:
Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:39 am
kager wrote:
Sun Nov 26, 2023 8:09 pm
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Warren's Golden Decagon.


I don’t believe I’ve seen it referred to that in any doc I’ve read, but good try (I guess ;)).

While it is a decagon, it is a large simple device that has been designed to serve a single specific purpose.

Hint: This one is in Michigan’s Cheboygan County; there’s another in a park near Grand Rapids, MI, too.
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Re: Guess The Device

Post by HD74 » Mon Nov 27, 2023 2:30 pm

It's a sound mirror.
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Re: Guess The Device

Post by kager » Mon Nov 27, 2023 5:53 pm

HD74 wrote:
Mon Nov 27, 2023 2:30 pm
It's a sound mirror.
Nope. You're much closer - it does have to do with audio - but it's not a mirror...

To get an idea of its size, here's a visual hint:

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Re: Guess The Device

Post by HD74 » Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:13 pm

Don't matter how many people you pack into it, it's a sound mirror. They were readily used in WWI to detect airplane/zeppelin engines over the English Channel. Prior to radar. Now they are simply toys where you can talk to someone else a long way away.
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Re: Guess The Device

Post by Round Six » Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:28 pm

HD74 wrote:
Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:13 pm
Don't matter how many people you pack into it, it's a sound mirror. They were readily used in WWI to detect airplane/zeppelin engines over the English Channel. Prior to radar. Now they are simply toys where you can talk to someone else a long way away.
You pretty much got it. The intent is for folks to sit in it, and hear the sounds of nature.
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Re: Guess The Device

Post by kager » Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:53 pm

Round Six wrote:
Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:28 pm
HD74 wrote: Don't matter how many people you pack into it, it's a sound mirror. They were readily used in WWI to detect airplane/zeppelin engines over the English Channel. Prior to radar. Now they are simply toys where you can talk to someone else a long way away.
You pretty much got it. The intent is for folks to sit in it, and hear the sounds of nature.
Naturally amplified or concentrated sound. This is not one of a pair, but a stand-alone device…

OK, perhaps I am splitting hairs. Good job to both of you!

The answer is:

The Nature Megaphone @ the Boyd B. Banwell Nature Preserve.

Story:

https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/loc ... afb02b2cf0
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