Celtic Hourglass Pendant Geocoin Celtic Hourglass

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Owner:
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Released:
Friday, February 13, 2009
Origin:
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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An hourglass, also known as a sandglass, sand timer, sand clock or egg timer, is a device for the measurement of time. It consists of two glass bulbs placed one above the other which are connected by a narrow tube. One of the bulbs is usually filled with fine sand which flows through the narrow tube into the bottom bulb at a given rate. Once all the sand has run to the bottom bulb, the device can be inverted in order to measure time again. The hourglass is named for the most frequently used sandglass, where the sands have a nominal running time of one hour. Factors affecting the amount of time that the hourglass measures include: the volume of sand, the size and angle of the bulbs, the width of the neck, and the type and quality of the sand. Alternatives to sand that have been used are powdered eggshell and powdered marble. Hourglasses are still in use, but typically only ornamentally or when a relatively approximate measurement of time is needed, as in egg timers for cooking or board games or in health promotion to help people know for how long they should clean their teeth. Hourglass collecting has become a niche but avid hobby for some, with elaborate or antique hourglasses commanding high prices.

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Discovered It 7/5/2012 JT3Halls discovered it Northern Scotland, United Kingdom   Visit Log

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Dropped Off 7/4/2011 Uilebheist placed it in Cycles and Views Northern Scotland, United Kingdom - 72.16 miles  Visit Log
Discovered It 6/24/2011 Harry_&_Sally discovered it   Visit Log

Seen it at the top of Ben Nevis
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/23/2011 Uilebheist retrieved it from Neptunes Staircase Northern Scotland, United Kingdom   Visit Log

Found in Neptunes Staircase on my way to the Ben Nevis CITO event.
Now back at sea level we'll see where to go next.
Dropped Off 6/16/2011 Caipibar placed it in Neptunes Staircase Northern Scotland, United Kingdom - 50.9 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/15/2011 Caipibar took it to Up The Ben Northern Scotland, United Kingdom - 11.4 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/13/2011 Caipibar took it to POTS OF GARTNESS Northern Scotland, United Kingdom - 600.42 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/5/2011 Caipibar took it to The Best Of Lucas Arts Adventures Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - 44.42 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/3/2011 Caipibar took it to Prümquelle Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - 1.19 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/3/2011 Caipibar took it to Schneifel Moor-Route | Hochmoorgebiet Bragphenn Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - 1.08 miles  Visit Log
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