One summer, while out walking, I got caught in a downpour. It was hot and the rain came down in sheets. I was soaked to the skin. Everything I was carrying was soaked including my wallet - and my Swiss Army knife. When I took it out of my pocket, one end had fanned open to the point where the hinge was almost unseated, but once it had dried out and cooled down a bit, it shrank back down to normal proportions.
Dentists used moving dentures, hanging outside their place of business. Barber pole, same principle. What could one use for an antique shop??
I have this egg poacher my Mom gave me years ago and it makes the most perfect soft boiled eggs. The only thing I don't like about it is that when the eggs are done the contracption makes a loud POP and always scares the heck out of me. I took this pic off the web.