I found myself standing rooted in one spot, marveling at the smoothness and precision and the remorseless non-purpose of the weird contraption.

There's some weird contraption in the corner of my room.

And I did, God help me, look down into the center of that weird contraption.

"What the devil is that weird contraption?"

There are some really weird contraptions which have more levers, joints, and other paraphernalia than a Swiss watch.

Half the floor seemed to be covered by odd contrivances and weird contraptions.

Or one might think of a weird and complex contraption that yet succeeds in flying with grace.

"Gee whiz, that sure is a weird contraption you've got there."

Eventually people are going to laugh at weird contraptions called screens.

But this morning I took this weird black elastic-Legobell contraption that looks like a molecular model and put it on Sam's stomach.