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Mirror Tongs
Pair of tongs for retrieving a mirror from behind something | |
Last night we were unexpectedly greeted with an almighty 'CRASH!' from one corner of our living room. On going over to it, we noticed nothing unusual. Early this afternoon, I suddenly noticed that the mirror, usually hanging on the wall to my left as I sit here, had apparently vanished. I then noted
that there was the top of a wooden frame just visible behind the radiator, so I went to fetch the mirror tongs from the kitchen, designed for just such a purpose, only to find that they hadn't been invented. So this is that invention: a pair of tongs for pulling out flat objects which have fallen behind objects next to walls and gotten stuck. Also applies to plates, photo frames, portraits and plaice.
https://www.wexlers...rch-instrument-type
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jul 14 2025]
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Get a heavy, thin pole. Something with some mass, maybe a strip of steel. Poke it around under said furniture hiding the mirror until you hear a crash. |
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Get the vacuum cleaner and buy another mirror. |
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Alternatively you could create more space by sledging a hole in the wall, and then grab the mirror from the other side of the wall. |
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A third option would be to travel back in time and add hanger support to the mirror back. |
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All kinds of solutions... |
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Incorrect category - this should be in other:time machine. |
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I did get it out in the end but it was because it had slid all the way down to the bottom and I could push it up from there. |
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This seems like an essential item of household equipment, and naturally should come as a part of a kit containing many variations. Use tongs no 26 to retrieve the fragments of this partly chewed croissant. |
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[+] I’ve always used Tong 11b for unbroken mirrors because of the nubbins. |
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any problem, high explosives, etc |
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