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What am I? (24)

Postby MCC » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:02 am

I am used in the construction of buildings.
I am nearly always left behind on site.

What am I:?:


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Postby emm » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:49 am

Bins.
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Postby Cec » Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:59 am

Is it a hand-held tool or pencil/pen?

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Postby MCC » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:54 am

emm wrote:Bins.

No.

In the UK, you can now be fined for putting your bins/rubbish out on the wrong day.
Some councils are even bugging bins to make sure you don't overload them or even put the wrong type of rubbish in them.

Cec wrote:Is it a hand-held tool?

It could be in some circumstances, but would the same hand-held tool "nearly always be left behind on site":?:


Cec wrote:...or pencil/pen?

No.


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Postby Cec » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:49 pm

MCC wrote:".....It could be in some circumstances, but would the same hand-held tool "nearly always be left behind on site":?:

Good point and unlikely to be nearly always left behind.

MCC wrote:"...I am nearly always left behind on site."

(1) Does this occur..

(a) during the construction contract?
(b) following completion of construction contract
(c) both the above

(2) Is power such as electricity, fuel, etc. required for me to function?

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Postby udosuk » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:54 pm

The sweat of the builders?:D

Or, you could say that the material used to construct the building, which is left behind "on site" (in the form of the constructed building itself)...

Sorry about the pedantry...

Oh yeah, water (which is used to mix the concrete)... I suppose they could left behind the excessive, used water on site and let it evaporate under the sun...
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Re: What am I (24) ?

Postby MCC » Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:15 pm

Cec wrote:
MCC wrote:"...I am nearly always left behind on site."

(1) Does this occur..

(a) during the construction contract?
(b) following completion of construction contract
(c) both the above

(2) Is power such as electricity, fuel, etc. required for me to function?

(1) - It does occur several times with (a) and as part of (a), but the way I'm looking at it, it'll have to be (b).

(2) - No.

udosuk wrote:The sweat of the builders?

No.

udosuk wrote:Or, you could say that the material used to construct the building, which is left behind "on site" (in the form of the constructed building itself)...

It is not the material per se.

udosuk wrote:Sorry about the pedantry...

In this instance, it doesn't matter, but don't you want to save it for later, once you know the answer:D

udosuk wrote:Oh yeah, water (which is used to mix the concrete)... I suppose they could left behind the excessive, used water on site and let it evaporate under the sun...

Not what I'm thinking about.


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Re: What am I? (24)

Postby Cec » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:27 pm

MCC wrote:".....I am nearly always left behind on site."

Does "left behind" mean...
(a) forgotten or

(b) location such as left, right, behind , front, etc.

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Postby Hud » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:52 am

Is it the "cornerstone"?
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Postby emm » Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:32 am

Nearly always left behind, Hud?

Are you a concept or an object?
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Re: What am I? (24)

Postby MCC » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:48 am

Cec wrote:...Does "left behind" mean...
(a) forgotten or

No.

Cec wrote:(b) location such as left, right, behind , front, etc.

No.
But lateral thinking like this will help.

Hud wrote:Is it the "cornerstone"?

No.

emm wrote:Are you a concept

Yes.
emm wrote:...or an object?

But it also exists physically.


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Postby Cec » Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:14 am

A long shot but how about ...

hands or feet of workmen are used during construction and later...

hand or footprints of a workman or some workmen deliberately left on finished concrete surface as a momento or souvenoir.

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Re: What am I ?(24)

Postby MCC » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:55 am

Cec wrote:A long shot but how about ...

hands or feet of workmen are used during construction and later...

hand or footprints of a workman or some workmen deliberately left on finished concrete surface as a momento or souvenoir.

Not what I'm thinking of.


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Postby emm » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:56 am

How about a plan or a draft?
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Postby udosuk » Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:30 am

Another unrealistic answer...:)

Time... It's "used" when constructing buildings... Usually there's some time left behind on site when the project is completed ahead of schedule...
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