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[Challenge - Solved] Can you guess what this utensil is for? (pixelfed.sdf.org)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/whatisthisthing

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People from two or three particular countries in the world should recognize this one.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Huh, I was thinking tongs for hard boiled eggs.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice 1 points 22 hours ago

I was thinking maybe cold scotch rocks. Apparently not though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Or for grabbing a hot chunk from the fireplace. I think in pre-electric days they'd do that to quickly heat something up or maybe light a cigar, etc.