Earl Bassett: What kind of fuse is that?
Burt Gummer: Cannon fuse.
Earl Bassett: What the hell you use it for?
Burt Gummer: My cannon.
Val: Attention, Mr. Bassett. This is your wake-up call. Please move your ass.
Burt Gummer: Food for five years. Thousand gallons of gas. Air filtration. Water filtration. Geiger counter. Bomb shelter. Underground goddamn monsters.
Chosen answer: The machine is a vibrating case cleaner, which is used to polish the brass casings of pistol and rifle ammo. The "dirt" is actually an abrasive polishing compound.
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