20 Questions

[manoeuver]

Is aroma part of its function? (Does it have any?)

it has a faint aroma but that isn't what it is for.

[Marsilius]

Ok, just have to ask the obvious: is its aroma from gassing? (If so, I would be guessing a hard rubber object.)

[manoeuver]

Ok, just have to ask the obvious: is its aroma from gassing? (If so, I would be guessing a hard rubber object.)

I don't think so. It's not hard rubber.

[Wile E Coyote]

Summary:

Human wrought
Vegetal
Smaller than a breadbox
Inedible
Sometimes decorative, but not its purpose
Not cawfee
I'm in NH near a really good cawfee roaster
Has an aroma, but like its decorative quality, not why it's used and not from gassing.
Not hard rubber (probably not soft rubber either)

[Marsilius]

stable, or noticeably disintegrating/degrading as result of use?

[manoeuver]

stable, or noticeably disintegrating/degrading as result of use?

it weathers with use.

[Marsilius]

made of wood?

[manoeuver]

made of wood?

not wood.

[Marsilius]

Is it used for cleaning?

[manoeuver]

Is it used for cleaning?

no.

[Marsilius]

Is it a household item?

[manoeuver]

Is it a household item?

no, I suppose not.

[Marsilius]

Is it round (or have another defined shape as one of its attributes)?

[manoeuver]

Is it round (or have another defined shape as one of its attributes)?

I does have a shape. it is not round.

[Marsilius]

Three in one: square/rectangular? cylindrical? or a set shape but not ONE geometrical element?

[Wile E Coyote]

Is it primarily found outdoors?

[manoeuver]

Three in one: square/rectangular? cylindrical? or a set shape but not ONE geometrical element?

It is rectangular.

Is it primarily found outdoors?

no.

[Marsilius]

Is it used by hand, or part of some larger (or automatic) mechanisim?

[manoeuver]

Is it used by hand, or part of some larger (or automatic) mechanisim?

most of us experience it manually. Sometimes there is a machine involved.

[Marsilius]

I keep sensing something abrasive (like a kind of file)?