Sign up for the Grand Illusions newsletter, at conta.cc/3dplns1 ___________________________________________________________________ Dragons... Tim has quite a few in his collection. Toy dragons that is.
That would be really cool, but it's actually called a "thunder" of dragons if they're wild, and a "weyr" of dragons if they're all tamed and with riders and stuff
Not that the dragons aren't cool, but I think Tim could describe an electric toothbrush collection and it'd be nearly as engaging. "And here we have this one...and if you look closely it's got these wonderful green bristles. Look at that. Just extrordinry. This one here, when you've finished brushing...it plays a little tune. Remarkable."
The silver ball is referencing the world's first seismograph. It was built in China where there were eight dragon heads in the Cardinal and middle directions each with a metal ball in its mouth. When an earthquake happened the ball would fall out allowing the court to pinpoint the direction of the earthquake.
It's actually far older than that, and is a reference to the Dragon's Pearl, from Chinese folk lore. This stemmed from worship of the sun, which was originally portrayed as red, but eventually as white, and this then became a pearl. In Taoism and Buddhism, the pearl is a symbol of enlightenment. It's likely that the seismographs were designed as dragons BECAUSE of this dragon's pearl tradition.
I remember seeing that in an encyclopedia, it was like some Chinese jar with dragons holding a ball in its mouth with a fishes attached to the pedestal.
5:27 That is indeed a dragon. It is the _"Dragon Walker"_ from _'He-man'._ It is actually the reason I found this channel, when it was on display on a previous occasion some years back. I had it as a child! Sadly, it was given away when my mother sold her house, where it resided at the time. I came looking for it a few years back and found Grand Illusions! 😉 So nostalgic to see _(and HEAR!)_ it in action again. Thank you kindly.
Daniel Renard I had that toy too, was about to say it was a he-man toy, then wasn't sure if i just used to put my he-man figure on it. Did you have a battle-cat toy too with red plastic armour??
Sure did. Panthor too. It was really strange the way Panthor was coated in soft purple material for some reason. Mine had a damaged spot on the leg, showing the red plastic underneath.
It's nice to see an older person on RU-vid enjoying it and having the opportunity to tap into something that is usually for the younger generation. I love this guy.
The pyro in me needs that last trinket. I would have hours and hours of fun, and probably end up in jail. On second thought, perhaps I don’t need it after all.
I had one of those Steve Gardener paper dragons on my desk for years (It was the little blue one with the square head). I found that the square headed ones work the best. You can download and print them out for free online.
@@hookahqt4465 there is one scp story about a box that said "here be dragons" every so in a while folded paper birds (dragons) would come out, go back in and leave a message. that message apparently was for the one who created the box and the "universe" the dragons are talking about. but the more times the dragons appear the more we learn they're suffering from war in their world, and we see less and less dragons until fire comes out of the box and it ends. then on the box it says HERE WERE DRAGONS
Been binge watching this channel and I just realized this makes me feel like a kid again watching on a Saturday morning. Happy to have seen your channel sir Tim
It really brings a smile to my face to see the joy Tim has about sharing the magic of clever toys, illusions, and inventions. Fantastic stuff, really clever.
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this man is so comforting for whatever reason But that's a nice thing Imagine being his friend or family, going to his place and having him show you all those curious things and describing them to u with that soothing voice Very adorable If you're in a bad mood you instantly feel a little better He has a warm dad or grandpa vibe to him ^-^
Lycopodium is very fine, it ignites easily. With a modified cigarillo tube it's easy and relatively safe to breath fire (compared to taking petroleum in your mouth for example). Coffee creamer works too, but with the tube we (SO & me) had trouble getting it to work reliable. Same for other powders (custard powder) but it does work to an extend. Much more of a mess though and not as easy to get it right every time. Also less safe, as it drops down, some of it momentarily not ignited, some combusting, some just falling down without ever burning. To save a bit of money we mix Lycopodium with cork powder. Cork works quite well, is very cheap, and ads sparks/glimmer to the flame. Here is a shot where it almost looks like a dragon ;-) blog.pixelgiraffe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/feuerwirbel.png Note the glimmer falling directly down at the left side. With pure Lycopodium, you don't get that. With coffe creamer, it can be quite scary if it first does not combust, but then you get a flame rising up your shirt. Here's a short GIF of part of the flame "falling down" when using a mix. blog.pixelgiraffe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ezgif.com-crop.gif //edit: It may sound silly, but we always bring along a fire blanket and car fire extinguisher. Just as disclaimer - Nothing ever happened, but you definitely want to be prepared. Lyco is not a toy.
