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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Extreme Accuracy

Below is a photo of my rain gauge. My wife bought it a few years ago, and it had better markings, but the sun faded them into oblivion. Not wanting to throw away my favorite rain gauge, I pulled out my Sharpie, measured for the markings, and turned it into the most accurate rain gauge ever made. I know some may disagree, and I understand their concern of what appears as exaggeration, but I can assure you my skills allow me to use the markings to accurately measure accumulated rainfall down to the thousands of an inch. Of course I don't record the rainfall, since my memory is so well developed I can tell you the exact amount for any day up to two days ago.


I had a family member read, and question me about my facetious post. I can ascertain my sanity hasn't been compromised, and I'm not trying to mislead about my weather abilities. It was all in fun, and no animals were injured in the process of creating this post.


10 comments:

  1. Follow the science....

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  2. Through science, and statistical analysis, I've determined I can measure rainfall accumulations to within an inch.

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  3. Have you considered sending it to the national center for rain gauge standards for use in calibrating all future rain gauges? The world would be forever in your debt.

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    1. I know, but I'm afraid they'll steal my design.

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    2. You've got a date/time-stamped blog post to ensure your victory in any trademark lawsuits! 😎

      *Screen shot, or it didn't happen !

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  4. Looks like it's close enough for government work to me!

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    1. I think so. Of course, it differs from the official records, but they don't think a variance from locations is that important.

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