I remember Mum letting me make this one. We had access to sand from a building site up the road and they also had drink bottles everywhere. The loam was a bit gritty but the principle still worked. The only stipulation was that I wasn't allowed to bring it inside!
I was wondering how you reset the timer. I think you'd lose a bit of sand each time due to spilling and having it cling to the side of the bottle, but if you've got nothing else to use as a timer, this should be pretty good. I was at a cabin and the owner had provisioned the cabin with a 5-minute sand timer. I timed it with a digital clock several times and the sand timer seemed accurate to within about +/- 3 seconds. I was rather impressed. Granted, those timers use roughly-spherical glass beads, but I imagine that even coarse sand would provide adequate accuracy for a game. Thanks for the video!
Also, put a strong magnet in a poly bag and push it about in the sand. There are often little, black magnetic particles in beach sand. Pull the bag off (keeps the magnet clean) over a waste bin and the particles should drop off.
I know we're more accustomed to Mustachioed Deane, but personally I like clean shaven Deane even better. But Rob's still my man as his Immaculate Goatee always draws my attention each and every time 😘❤
Called ‘Base Cups’, made of polypropylene and glued on with 3 or 4 blobs of hot melt adhesive. The bottles are made of PET and are ‘blow moulded’ from blanks the size of a large test tube.
That Clock-Timer was, as far as I know, primarily for the photo darkroom. Mine is exactly the same except for “Jessops” brand name. I bought mine from Jessops Photographic in 1992 for use at university on my Design and Technology degree course. It’s still used daily in the kitchen. I’ve sealed it in a plastic bag because flour used to get in between buttons and circuit.
Those timers were ubiquitous all through school until smart phones finally took over. Those characteristic beeps must have ended countless exams and heralded the start of the holidays for millions of students.
"Electronic timers cost a lot of money." :D Today it is probably cheaper do buy an electronic timer than to buy a sand timer or a mechanical egg timer. (If you not include the cost for the batteries.)
@@WDCallahan It's pretty much a staple in Australia that everyone grows up with, usually at home people call it cordial though. I was actually surprised years ago to learn it's not really a thing in places like the US.
I always figured that orange squash and orange crush were 2 names for much the same thing, same as for lemon. (Not actually knowing what orange crush is besides an REM song)
So I didn't need to use my potato, various assortment of wires, Glag Glue, 3 elastic bands, a cork and 2 paper-clips to make this? These are essential items for any serious DIY projects. I'm disappointed. sad face
