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@JudyEv (381760)

Rockingham, Australia

November 27, 2020 12:02am CST

We were in our local hardware shop and picked up this handy little gadget - which we may never use. However, at $10, it was too cute and potentially useful not to purchase. The ‘stick’ part extends. If you turn the knobby bit in the middle a little light comes on. You position the mirror end so the light shines on the mirror and is then reflected in whatever direction you want it to be. So, if you can’t see, say, behind the sink, this, hopefully, would allow you have a look at whatever it is that is hidden. This would have been handy when we had a leak in the water filter in the caravan. Not being able to access and/or see behind the unit made it very difficult to repair. Don’t you think it’s natty?

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@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

27 Nov 20

At first glance I thought it was a magnifying glass, which would also be quite useful. You have found a treasure.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

It's quite ingenious too. I know in Egypt, they used something similar to enable them to see in the tombs.

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@LadyDuck (502189)

• Italy

27 Nov 20

That is really great, no need to buy those little cameras to inspect places hard to inspect.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

Now that I look at it, it looks like an enlarged version of those little mirrors the dentists have.

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@LadyDuck (502189)

• Italy

27 Nov 20

@JudyEv You are right, I have one of those small mirrors the dentists use.

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@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

27 Nov 20

I want one of those it sounds really neat.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

It was cheap enough to be worth the risk.

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

27 Nov 20

Very nice! I hope you get some good use out of it, Judy.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

Hopefully one day it will come into its own.

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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

27 Nov 20

'ndeed! i could use me one 'f those handy lil gadgets! now i'm wonderin' where i could purchase such wizardry here, lol. last time we'd a leak 'f that sort, i did the 'dumb blonde' thingy 'n though i could possible 'feel' such. nearly cut my finger off coz there 'twas sharp metal 'round that corner.

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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

28 Nov 20

@JudyEv yes ma'am :) will sport that scar fer life. what's one more, eh? gonna need to find me on, surely they've somethin' like that 'round these parts. then 'gain i reckon i could check 'nline.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 20

You need to be very careful poking your fingers in where you can't see. It's so easily done to find something sharp where you can't see.

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@piyushbhatia1 (11695)

• India

27 Nov 20

When the right time comes it will be handy

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

That's what I'm thinking too.

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@msdivkar (23356)

• India

27 Nov 20

Quite an interesting gadget. Must be very handy in fixing some screws or cleaning some inaccessible areas. You search for something like that when need arises otherwise you would neglect them.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

Some places can be virtually impossible to get a good look at so hopefully this will come in handy.

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@msdivkar (23356)

• India

28 Nov 20

@JudyEv I agree with you fully.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)

• China

27 Nov 20

At first,I thought it is just presbyopic glasses.It may come in handy.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

Some places can be very hard to access so hopefully it will come in handy one day.

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

27 Nov 20

My mom would have loved to get on one of those. She was the handy type that could fix just about anything except a computer or car. As for me, I call the repairman, I have no aptitude for fixing stuff around the house, car or computer but I do enjoy learning how to use the apps on a computer and rigging things in my yard.

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

28 Nov 20

Yeah, that's what Hank says too @JudyEv He is a mechanic but not on the new models.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 20

Everyone has their own talents and skills. Vince is pretty good at most fixits but cars are beyond us now. They are too computerised so you can't do too many of your own repairs any more.

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@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

27 Nov 20

I do indeed - it would be very useful to me when I lose something and wonder if it's underneath the sofa etc. It would save me getting down on my hands and knees.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 20

It takes us forever to get up and down from floor level now. I'm hoping this might save us a bit of effort occasionally.

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@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

27 Nov 20

I think that little tool could become quite handy.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

I can see where it could be really useful. Some places are very hard to access.

@sol_cee (38669)

• Philippines

27 Nov 20

Is it what Sherlock used in his investigation?

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

Haha, yes, maybe it is!!

@yoalldudes (35030)

• Philippines

27 Nov 20

I thought it was for checking out teeth like molars and such.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

That's what it looks like, doesn't it? But a great big one - maybe for giants!

@yoalldudes (35030)

• Philippines

27 Nov 20

@JudyEv Oh haha. I see.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

27 Nov 20

I thought it is a dental mirror.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

Looking at it now, it does look like one of those - maybe one for a giant!

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@prinzcy (32299)

• Malaysia

27 Nov 20

Wow, that's really useful! I thought it's some sort of dented magnifying glass at first.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

It's does look like a dental mirror - but a really big one. lol

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

27 Nov 20

I do indeed thinks it natty..

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

28 Nov 20

@JudyEv lol..I see Dr Watson

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 20

Hopefully we'll justify its purchase by needing it at least once in it, and our, lifetime.

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 20

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

27 Nov 20

It does sounds as if it would be handy. I would probably gotten it to.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

It seemed very cheap but would be a godsend if and when you needed something like this.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 20

@HazySue At that point I will feel really chuffed!

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

28 Nov 20

@JudyEv I am sure that one day you will be working on a project and it will be the perfect tool to complete it.

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@LindaOHio (222256)

• United States

27 Nov 20

I don't know what natty means; but I know it looks cool. I have a magnifying glass with a light that's pretty natty. :-)

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 20

You've hit 'natty' right on the head! Good for you. They have cute magnifying glasses with lights for doing handiwork, don't they?

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 20

@LindaOHio My friend does needlework and sometimes quilts by hand. She would never manage with the magnifier.

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@LindaOHio (222256)

• United States

28 Nov 20

@JudyEv Comes in handy when you get to be my age.

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@Janet357 (75638)

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27 Nov 20

Am sure one day it will be useful to you.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Nov 20

I think so too. I don't know how long the battery will last but I guess you can get new ones.

@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

27 Nov 20

that is pretty cool - i have something similar connects to my phone and you can snake a video camera around into places your hands don't fit

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 20

That sounds even more handy! Maybe we need to investigate that although we don't as much fixing/making as we used to.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Nov 20

@DocAndersen It would be ideal for that.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

28 Nov 20

@JudyEv i like it for checking under things easily (like the fridge).

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