liveblogging the eclipse

Fortunately, my super-competent genius roommate Zack figured out a way to see the eclipse, and we're in and out with a camera obscura he made from a box, looking at the progress of the moon's shadow across the sun's image (I'm sure I have said that wrong).  Right now it is 6:10pm (18:10) PST and we're seeing a bite out of a cookie.  Zack has sharper eyes than me and he thinks he sees a little corona.

As usual, while looking for something else . . .

Pyrophone -- an instrument in which flames cause vibrations in glass tubes.

Symphonia-- ah, who knows?

Glassichord -- different from the glass harmonica in that it is played like a spinet and little hammers hit glass rods.

Marimbaphone -- which could be used with a bow.

Lithophone -- yes, a xylophone made of rocks.

Crotales -- little bowed cymbals.

nail violin

Daxophone

friction harp

Ball point pens  now, go surfn the pen tapping