Artisanal eclipse viewers. We start with the finest cereal boxes — Cascadian Farms Granola or Post Grape-Nuts, your choice. Inside, a viewing surface made from a generous double-thick layer of Strathmore Ultimate White Wove 24 lb. writing paper, hand-cut to each box’s shape and size. On top, a sturdy square of Reynolds Wrap with custom-drilled pinhole, locked down with Scotch Brand packing tape. A second square, hand-cut, serves as viewfinder. Durable, lightweight. Slightly used.
Shipping not included.
[Well outside the path of totality, I found this eclipse to be No Great Shakes. Cue Miss Peggy Lee.]
Monday, August 21, 2017
FOR SALE
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I hesitate to buy without a photo so I can see before I spend. Is it sturdy enough to make it 2024 for the next total eclipse across the States?
ReplyDeleteUh-oh. The boxes are already broken down and in the recycling bin. But I saved the Strathmore for scrap paper.
ReplyDeleteOh, no! I was going to place a bid!!!
ReplyDeleteImagine, me & Crow in a bidding war... :)
--Fresca
I’m laughing, and It feels good to laugh. :)
ReplyDeleteI just did the old pinhole in the postcard bit....we are in the 89% zone, and that was plenty .... not our first big one....
ReplyDeleteFor sale: eclipse glasses, barely used.
ReplyDelete@Elaine: I remember one in the 1990s at least as dramatic as what we had yesterday (which was not much). And thanks for the reply about the starry quilt.
ReplyDelete@Pete: The baby shoes ran through my mind when I wrote “slightly used.” Earlier I had something about left-handed models, but that would have been false advertising.
Wasn't 'baby shoes' Hemingway's shortest, yet possibly most poignant, story?
ReplyDeleteYes, or an example of how to make a story.
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