Humpday Already?

WAG

Waterwheel?

Re: WAG

Sharon, not the correct answer but kudos to you for guessing without Googling!

T.

Re: Humpday Already?

water pump ?

Wood this be?

Would this be Arcamedies screw? (can't spell it without Google)

Bill

This reminds me of the Princess Bride...

and the torture devise used on Wesley. Mainly its method of operation.

Re: Humpday Already?

Hydraulis: something to do with liquid usually under pressure, ie leather used for plunger, so we have a pump. Other than that, not a clue.

Re: Humpday Already?

A pump?

Wow

Looked it up after guessing. What a way to get fooled by a name. Never would have guessed that.

Hint!

Bravo to you all for for straining your brains for the cause! In terms of guessing I would have to say you all are really "pulling out all the stops"!!

Tom

Re: Hint!

I won't answer because I looked it up, but your hint is the "key" to the answer ;-)

Nice Tries But Here is the Answer....

There...now don't you all feel better for playing without Googling? ;-) The Golden Uni will await a future good guesser. But for this week...here is the answer:

The Greek engineer Ctesibius of Alexandria is credited as the inventor of the organ. He created a water organ known as the hydraulis in the third century BC. The hydraulis was common in the Roman Empire, where its extremely loud tone was heard during games, circuses, and processions.

Characteristics of the hydraulis have been inferred from mosaics, paintings, literary references, and partial remains. In 1931, the remains of a hydraulis were discovered in Hungary, with an inscription dating it to 228 AD. The leather and wood of the instrument had decomposed, but the surviving metal parts made it possible to reconstruct a working replica now in the Aquincum Museum in Budapest. The exact mechanism of wind production is debated, and almost nothing is known about the music played on the hydraulis, but the tone of the pipes can be studied.