Tossup
Description required. This fictional object is compared to an author’s broken engagement in “The Swords Are Approaching,” an essay by the author of Love and Garbage, Ivan Klíma. After fiddling with this object, a character tries to wash his hands in dirty water, then sand, causing him to drop two women’s handkerchiefs. A servant who earlier had rejected a whipping grabs at the gear wheels that begin to pour out of this object. This device’s operator complains of a squeaky wheel and torn straps to a traveler viewing this device, who is urged to recommend its utility to a new Commandant. This device, which is made up of the Bed, the Inscriber, and the Harrow, kills an Officer obsessed with it instead of writing the words “BE JUST.” For 10 points, identify this punitive device from a Franz Kafka story set at a prison camp. ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 89.33 |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 101.50 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 80% | 0% | 117.50 |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 100% | 17% | 101.17 |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 67% | 0% | 101.50 |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 100% | 25% | 126.25 |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 129.50 |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 97.00 |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 75% | 25% | 129.00 |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 10 | 80% | 10% | 109.38 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 8 | 88% | 0% | 117.43 |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 0% | 0% |