this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2025
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What is this thing?

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

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days 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.