Unbeliever wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Three poles in a triangle, one longer that the other two, used with a
block & tackle attached to the longer one?

Its on the tip of my tongue!

Now I know you're feckin' dim!

Ever thought of a *T* *R* *I* *P* *O* *D* ? Which when used with a
single wheel - is called a tripod and gin wheel and when used with a
series of wheels is called,,,,,,,,,,,,,that's it, a tripod with a
block and tackle - duh!!

Oh, by the way ****wit, three equal poles lashed together would be a tripod.
When one pole is longer (clue in the OP) its not a tripod.

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Dave - The Medway Handyman
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