This thing is mesmerizing! Different sands and minerals of different colors and weight. Encased in glass with a water solution, has air in it which you can adjust which determines how slow or fast the sand will gravitate to the bottom creating mountains or dunes. If you look closely you can see the line of air bubbles just underneath the upper layer of sand. The sand tries to fall the air bubbles try to rise. A war of gravity basically. I have mine adjusted to where it can take up to 2 hours to complete a picture. It will never create the same picture twice. Pretty cool display piece might make a good gift idea for someone out there. When it's done you just turn it over again. That's a window reflection in the upper left corner.
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Almost as relaxing as watching the thin blue from my stick burner!
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Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range
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Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650 gasser
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Additional Fireboard probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
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Shun Classic 8" Chef's Knife
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Shun Classic 3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
And where did you purchase it? I had a much less expensive one similar to that back in the day, but it only had one opening for the sand and was made of plastic.
This one's cool.
Kathryn
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I've seen similar things, and you are right. I could watch for hours, (as long as the beer didn't run out).
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My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks)
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill
Weber Kettle Premium 22"
Weber Jumbo Joe Premium 22" (a weird little 22" kettle mutant on 22"-long legs) (donated to local battered women's shelter.)
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range
Adrenaline BBQ Company's SnS, DnG and Large Charcoal Basket for WSCGC
Adrenaline BBQ Company's Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
Adrenaline BBQ Company's SS Rack for DnG
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650 gasser
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Fireboard control unit in addition to that in the Extreme BBQ Package
Additional Fireboard probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Fireboard Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Thermapen MK5 (pink)
Thermoworks Thermapen MK4 (pink too)
Thermoworks Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Thermoworks Extra Big and Loud Timer
Thermoworks Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
VacMaster Pro 350 Vacuum Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic 8" Chef's Knife
Shun Classic 6" Chef's Knife
Shun Classic Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
Shun Classic 3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
I found a great collection of them here: https://www.pitkinstearns.com/produc...esktop-series/
Here's a link to some of their videos: https://www.pitkinstearns.com/knowledge-center/
I just ordered three of them for Xmas gifts. The prices range from in the thousands of dollars to $30.
Thanks, Frozen Smoke for helping me to whittle down my Xmas gift list.
Kathryn
How to Adjust Sand Picture:
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I found that web site too fzxdoc but I used my amazon points to buy mine. I too think they would make great gifts. I'm going to send one to my aunt in the nursing home. I'm trying desperately to resist the urge to buy one for hanging on the wall. The wife is encouraging me even to get one but I think I will try to hold off and see how long the fascination lasts with this one.
I spent about a half hour initially getting mine to where I liked the air adjustment. I think the slower the sand falls the more detailed the picture gets. If it goes too fast you don't get any mountains you get dunes but either looks fantastic. It's kind of a fine line between a very slow sand fall and the air stopping the sand entirely.
Also mine arrived frozen as it's cold here now. I was a bit worried about it but I let it thaw overnight before attempting to handle it too much. It works just fine.
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