Seriously, though. I don’t know what it is.

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a select group of leaders nominated from an engineering firm at their Advanced Communication Program retreat. We were together three days at the Radisson Phoenix Airport, and the staff there attended to our every need. They provided delicious options for breakfast and lunch and even brought in mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks. (Is it any wonder I gain weight at these events?) 

 

On our last day there, the catering staff provided us with airport bags stuffed to the brim with bottled water, granola bars, fruit, pens and pencils, notebooks—and this.

 

Nine engineers—and not a single one of us could figure out the function or purpose of this object. Of course, we had some wild guesses.

 

Who knows? If you actually know what this object is called and what it does, please respond. Even if you want to hazard a guess, inquiring minds want to know.

 

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