I grew up going in holidays to a Norwegian Seaman’s church..so ebelskivers weren’t weird when I first made them. But I originally got the pan for Thai Kanom Krok.
That’s like “fair food”, where you smell fried..stuff.
A crank in the middle pushes each arm up, the lid pushes the arm back down once the arm is released. Pure mechanics, without the lid it would not work! 17 pieces to clean if I remember right, including 12 little cast iron arms.
The “lid” over the middle is a weight that forces the “turner” back in place for each slot. It also makes a “clank” noise. Link to showing this with the “clank” (not mine):
These places were always there, just waiting for you to look! I hope some forumites give you specific places to check out. I have found that some communities tend to mostly welcome “their own”, such as roleplay, combat, furry, etc.