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Every now and then, a piece of technology comes along that fundamentally changes our perspective. This unassuming disc is one component of just such a technological marvel. The grain and colour of the photo betray the era – the 1980s – and another clue can be found in the machinery, which is busy putting the final shine on this object before it’s assembled for sending to its destination.

We know you can Google, but where’s the fun in that? Tell us what you think it is. The correct answer – and/or the most creative – will be published in our next issue.

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