4) Is it self-powered?

0) It is largely mineral though it has some vegetable constituents.
1) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Yes.
2) Has it ever been turned into a human through an accident with a DNA transmogrification device? No, fortunately not. Not that I know.
3) Would it go through a tunnel in the normal course of events? No/Yes. Some of them do so as a matter of routine, but most don't.
4) Is it self-powered? No.

<well, darn, I can't ask the breadbox question.>

uhmmmm. Does it have moving parts?

0) It is largely mineral though it has some vegetable constituents.
1) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Yes.
2) Has it ever been turned into a human through an accident with a DNA transmogrification device? No, fortunately not. Not that I know.
3) Would it go through a tunnel in the normal course of events? No/Yes. Some of them do so as a matter of routine, but most don't.
4) Is it self-powered? No.
5) Does it have moving parts? Yes. Some variants are said to have no moving parts, but even there something moves.

6) Is it used industrially?

0) It is largely mineral though it has some vegetable constituents.
1) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Yes.
2) Has it ever been turned into a human through an accident with a DNA transmogrification device? No, fortunately not. Not that I know.
3) Would it go through a tunnel in the normal course of events? No/Yes. Some of them do so as a matter of routine, but most don't.
4) Is it self-powered? No.
5) Does it have moving parts? Yes. Some variants are said to have no moving parts, but even there something moves.
6) Is it used industrially? No. It performs the same function in industry as elsewhere.

hmmm.... so it is functional.... hmmmm...

Is it easily transportable?

0) It is largely mineral though it has some vegetable constituents.
1) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Yes.
2) Has it ever been turned into a human through an accident with a DNA transmogrification device? No, fortunately not. Not that I know.
3) Would it go through a tunnel in the normal course of events? No/Yes. Some of them do so as a matter of routine, but most don't.
4) Is it self-powered? No.
5) Does it have moving parts? Yes. Some variants are said to have no moving parts, but even there something moves.
6) Is it used industrially? No. It performs the same function in industry as elsewhere.
7) Is it easily transportable? No. This is however very subjective and contextual.

Does one buy it at the supermarket?

0) It is largely mineral though it has some vegetable constituents.
1) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Yes.
2) Has it ever been turned into a human through an accident with a DNA transmogrification device? No, fortunately not. Not that I know.
3) Would it go through a tunnel in the normal course of events? No/Yes. Some of them do so as a matter of routine, but most don't.
4) Is it self-powered? No.
5) Does it have moving parts? Yes. Some variants are said to have no moving parts, but even there something moves.
6) Is it used industrially? No. It performs the same function in industry as elsewhere.
7) Is it easily transportable? No. This is however very subjective and contextual.
8) Does one buy it at the neighbourhood supermarket? No. The vast stores in the fields do sell them, though certain types are only found in specialty shops.

i was hoping for a simple "yes" or "no" :-)

<wakes from nap, lifts head from desk at back of class, raises hand>

Vast stores "in the fields."

Would that be:

A. A very big store specializing in the field of the unknown object, or

B. A Mall amidst the waving fields of grain?

It may be an expression not well known down here in the land of those who are first to greet the sun, but I don't think I've come across it before.

I understood 'in the field' to mean 'outside
laboratory conditions'... However I'm not sure I read it right now, lol.

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Please refer to the Wikipedia description of Supermarket. What I plastically called "vast stores in the fields" would be hypermarkets, or (in somewhat different forms) big-box stores, superstores, supercenters, megastores, malls.

Ah... Big box stores. Gotcha. Westfields and the like.

Does it have feature numbers?

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What do you mean by "feature numbers"? Like option codes?



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Like my giant local Walmart? It's kind of scary. It has an entire top floor (where the main entrance is; it's built on a hill) of clothing, toys, electronics, kitchen items, etc., and then you go down an escalator that can accommodate your shopping cart and the entire bottom floor is a supermarket. When I first saw the shopping cart escalator, I thought I was in a Goliath-owned store.

I think that the shopping cart capable escalators have been around for quite a few years. I seem to remember one in Blackpool in the 70's

Don't most escalators accomodate trolleys? Except the step ones? Or are they giant step ones (in which case, wow, that could be fun!)
re. Numbers, I means are numbers a key feature.

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