in: Orienteering; Gear & Toys;
| # Posted 2007-12-03 05:57:37 | |
| levitin: | Now that NEOC has an epunch setup, I want to buy my own finger stick so I'm not constantly renting one. For those local to Massachusetts, is there anyone who wants to go in on a group order? If we can put together 5 or more people, we can get a bit of a price break from Berman's Orienteering Supply. Anyone who wants to buy now, please contact me by mail at levitin (at) alum (dot) mit (dot) edu.
Thanks, Sam |
| # Posted 2007-12-03 18:53:19 | |
| Nails: | never heard them called that before... |
| # Posted 2007-12-03 18:55:39 | |
| maprunner: | I prefer to callit a "dipstick" :) |
| # Posted 2007-12-05 16:13:57 | |
| Nails: | no a dipstick is something entirely different |
| # Posted 2007-12-05 19:49:35 | |
| Charlie: | Well, it may be, but dipstick seems to be the most common term in the crowd I hang out with. Fingerstick is fine, though. Descriptive enough, and we certainly know what he is talking about. |
| # Posted 2007-12-05 20:19:36 | |
| gordhun: | Maybe there should be a naming contest for these things.
Finger Stick? Dipstick? Dibbler? SI Unit? Recorder? Split Verifier? Invisible stick? (for those that get dropped) Other suggestions? |
| # Posted 2007-12-05 22:00:13 | |
| tomwbil: | Down here in the orienteering hinterlands we often call them epunch sticks, epunch, or e-sticks. |
| # Posted 2007-12-06 00:13:28 | |
| Oxoman: | And down here : SI stick - for the specific product, or e-card as a generic term.
I've heard older male members refer to these as pecker sticks. The SI stick is strapped to a dipstick. |
| # Posted 2007-12-07 19:42:07 | |
| kokos: | "SI-card" is a very common term in Sweden when writing in english... |
| # Posted 2007-12-08 09:15:43 | |
| GuyO: | "FIngerstick" sounds like a blood test.
I prefer "e-card" ('cause that's what it is!) or SI-card. |
| # Posted 2007-12-08 09:53:35 | |
| furlong47: | I just call it an e-punch. Which is also what I call the boxes, but usually from context you can tell which one I mean. |
| # Posted 2007-12-09 03:33:15 | |
| levitin: | Does anyone want a nice Hawaiian Punch ? :-) |
| # Posted 2007-12-09 06:11:32 | |
| JanetT: | The Standard USOF entry form (just loaded on the USOF site today) for 2008 lists it as "SI card". Does that mean that's it's official name in the U.S.? :-)
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| # Posted 2007-12-09 08:45:28 | |
| mikeminium: | SI card or e-card seems to be most commonly used in my area. I just reviewed the new USOF form before it was posted & one of the issues was that it was called SI card in one place (on the data entry part) and fingerstick (on the payment part). We decided to call it SI card in both places to be consistent. I've also heard them called a "chip". Oh, and just a couple weeks ago, I saw someone refer to it as a "wand". Phoenix feather or dragon heartstring anybody? |
| # Posted 2007-12-09 08:51:10 | |
| gordhun: | I guess the acronym DROTAC doesn't work? Or FTFTT? |
| # Posted 2007-12-10 12:43:55 | |
| walk: | We use dibber which relates fairly well to the tool of that name. |
| # Posted 2007-12-11 02:38:36 | |
| Nails: | please refrain from the d-word. It doesn't do the sport any favours in its image... |
| # Posted 2007-12-11 02:47:58 | |
| jjcote: | Which d-word? Dipstick or dibber? I have a feeling that there's a cultural schism here, and that one of those doesn't mean the same thing in the USA that it does in other places. Like a fanny pack. |
| # Posted 2007-12-13 12:27:07 | |
| Nails: | dipstick is fine its the other d-word |
| # Posted 2007-12-13 17:26:05 | |
| jjcote: | Dibber? Really? That doesn't mean anything at all in the USA. I thought it was a British gardening tool. |
| # Posted 2007-12-14 00:32:02 | |
| gordhun: | The title of this thread is" Anyone interested to buy an SI-5 fingerstick?"
I know we haven't been able to find a common term for the things but I'm really curious as to whether the originator of the thread found any other buyers for the order? Sam, can we put this discussion out of its misery? |
| # Posted 2007-12-14 01:04:53 | |
| MikeS: | Why buy a series 5 SI card when you can buy a series 6 SI card? They are much faster, and you can personalise the colour and the number! |
| # Posted 2007-12-14 02:41:35 | |
| jjcote: | Cheaper? (Or "less dear?", if you prefer.) |
| # Posted 2007-12-14 15:57:35 | |
| gordhun: | I hear some of the older sticks don't work in some of the newer boxes - or vice versa. (and please keep your mind above the waist on this one!) |
| # Posted 2007-12-14 16:18:55 | |
| jjcote: | I have an SI6* (not an SI6), which always works in terms of registering the correct number of controls and the total elapsed time, but with older download equipment, the actual control numbers and split values come out as garbage. I believe all download boxes are capable of reading it if they have the new firmware, but I'm not certain. |
| # Posted 2007-12-14 20:49:06 | |
| levitin: | I did receive some emails, but it is unclear whether the respondents saw the note here, a different email, or the sign I put up at the Blue HIlls Traverse.
I don't think we need to keep thrashing a dead horse, unless you are particularly enjoying doing so. As to MikeS's question, the SI-5 card is much less expensive. The difference in speed of punching is negligible to mortals like me. Your mileage may vary. |
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