What are these strange objects with circuitry, batteries, and magnets?

[Chi Meson]

according to the pics in the link (3rd one in particular) , these are two to three cm long, and then there's the magnet. These don't look like pins either.

I'm thinking (seriously now) they were intended to be fitted into bore holes, perhaps into some sort of eye-catching sign board.

edit:

a super secret SPY ... eye...catching...

message board...

:glum:

 

[Moonbear]

according to the pics in the link (3rd one in particular) , these are two to three cm long, and then there's the magnet.

I think that's both of them stuck together in that photo.

Maybe they're for flashing gang signs.

 

[Chi Meson]

I think that's both of them stuck together in that photo.

This thread is getting more disappointing by the second!

Because where would you go to buy such useless knick-knackery?

Like maybe some gas/convenience store?

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

OK, clever clogs, so they are flashy LED blinkers. Now, what for? They AIN'T earrings.

I still say, super secret espionage flashy SPY blinkers!

Maybe also bicycle blinker lights?

 

[tribdog]

should I wait for Chi to say "super secret spy bicycle blinker lights?"

 

[Moonbear]

This thread is getting more disappointing by the second!

Because where would you go to buy such useless knick-knackery?

Like maybe some gas/convenience store?

Yep, they're the sort of thing that would be on a cardboard display next to the register of a convenience store, sold for 99 cents or maybe $1.25. Most people look at them and think, "What a useless, tacky thing!" and finish buying their gas and milk and keep going. Then, someone like Ivan walks in and thinks, "Oooh, blinky lights! Must have!" and takes them home to his wife. This is how we know how much Tsu loves Ivan...she didn't immediately tell him, "What a useless, tacky thing! Why did you waste money on this?!"