Zenrat's Flying Circus

[zenrat]

The hole is completed.
I bought an 1800mm crowbar and it was a doddle to get another 200mm of clay out.  Hardest thing was having to lay down to reach one arm down into the hole to get the loose stuff out.
By the end I had my head in the hole as well.
The purpose of the hole is the footing for a new post to mount my weather station on.
The weather station will be 4m above the ground so I figured I needed 1m beneath the ground to keep it stable.
It's a folding design with a counterbalanced pole so I can easilly access the weather station and also lower it when we get strong wind warnings.

[TheChronicOne]

What kind did you get or going to get?? I've had my eye on this jobber for awhile and thinking of picking one up before tornado season gets underway.

https://www.acurite.com/pro-5-in-1-color-weather-station-with-weather-ticker-wind-and-rain-01517.html   

There's also a more attractive (to my eye) daylight themed one that does the identical things but is blue instead of black on the background but it costs a fair chunk more!

[Rheged]

It occurs to me that if you two diggers keep going we could have a fast transit tunnel between this part of he UK and Oz............ 

.......and let all of that sweet, cuddly Australian wildlife loose on the Forest of Dean?  Perhaps not!  Wild boar are quite sufficient, thank you.

[PR19_Kit]

It occurs to me that if you two diggers keep going we could have a fast transit tunnel between this part of he UK and Oz............ 

.......and let all of that sweet, cuddly Australian wildlife loose on the Forest of Dean?  Perhaps not!  Wild boar are quite sufficient, thank you.

Er, yes, probably NOT a good idea really.......... 

[NARSES2]

I was always told that if you dug straight "down" from the UK you'd end up in New Zealand. Not quite so dangerous 

[Rick Lowe]

I was always told that if you dug straight "down" from the UK you'd end up in New Zealand. Not quite so dangerous 

But then we'd have all those squirrels and foxes running loose here... and wild boar... we have enough problems with the Possums and White tails, thanks all the same.

There is a website that actually does the calculations for you, and I think Wellington is opposite somewhere in NE Spain, if memory serves.

[NARSES2]

Yup I have a vague memory that I did "dig"    into it a little bit more seriously on one occasion and Spain kept getting mentioned.

[Rick Lowe]

Yup I have a vague memory that I did "dig"    into it a little bit more seriously on one occasion and Spain kept getting mentioned.

"No, ees Hhamsterr..."

Sorry, too late at night to be trying to match bad jokes... 

[zenrat]

I'm aiming for Belgium.  The Flemish part for preference.

And I forgot to say.  I follow the guidance laid down in No Country for Old Men (I think) - As soon as you tell one other person about a murder than you will get caught.

Brad C - does it do what you want?  What do reviews not linked to from that web site say?
To be brutally honest my gut feel is that it looks a bit cheap.  I've had cheap weather stations and they were unreliable.  Mine was about $400 to $500.  Sometimes you just have to pay a bit more to get something that works properly.
Look for comments about the reliability of the rain gauge part.  They work on a tipping device with a micro switch and being mechanical are a potential weak point.  They are also prone to spiders setting up home in them, small bits of leaf clogging them and birds crap in the collector.
If possible look for a design with an easilly removable rain collector.  The one in the link doesn't appear to have this and neither does mine.  The one I used to use at the poo farm (costing $3000 - wish i'd souvenired it when they made me redundant) required a simple 5 degree twist to unlock the collector and get access to the mechanism.  Mine requires 4 screws to be undone before removing the entire top half of the unit.
If you get one that can upload its data to the interweb then you must sign up with the Weather Underground web site so we can go and look at the weather in your back yard any time we want (as anyone here can by clicking on the link at the bottom of my sig).

[Old Wombat]

Found this "Antipodes Map" site;

https://www.antipodesmap.com/#antipodes-map

Then there's this one;

https://imgur.com/KWpyhcO

Or this one:



Almost the entirety of Australia is opposite the North Atlantic Ocean.

[scooter]

Almost the entirety of Australia is opposite the North Atlantic Ocean.

As is North America and the Indian Ocean.

Your Location  Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA
Coordinates: 39.364829, -74.599206 (39° 21' 53.4" N, 74° 35' 57.1" W)

Antipodes Location  Most likely the ocean. Watch out for sharks.
Coordinates: -39.364829, 105.400794 (39° 21' 53.4" S, 105° 24' 2.9" E)

Although, who knows.  Might find MH370

[Rick Lowe]

Almost the entirety of Australia is opposite the North Atlantic Ocean.

As is North America and the Indian Ocean.

Your Location  Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA
Coordinates: 39.364829, -74.599206 (39° 21' 53.4" N, 74° 35' 57.1" W)

Antipodes Location  Most likely the ocean. Watch out for sharks.
Coordinates: -39.364829, 105.400794 (39° 21' 53.4" S, 105° 24' 2.9" E)

Although, who knows.  Might find MH370

Or Atlantis - you never can tell... 

[TheChronicOne]

I'm aiming for Belgium.  The Flemish part for preference.

And I forgot to say.  I follow the guidance laid down in No Country for Old Men (I think) - As soon as you tell one other person about a murder than you will get caught.

Brad C - does it do what you want?  What do reviews not linked to from that web site say?
To be brutally honest my gut feel is that it looks a bit cheap.  I've had cheap weather stations and they were unreliable.  Mine was about $400 to $500.  Sometimes you just have to pay a bit more to get something that works properly.
Look for comments about the reliability of the rain gauge part.  They work on a tipping device with a micro switch and being mechanical are a potential weak point.  They are also prone to spiders setting up home in them, small bits of leaf clogging them and birds crap in the collector.
If possible look for a design with an easilly removable rain collector.  The one in the link doesn't appear to have this and neither does mine.  The one I used to use at the poo farm (costing $3000 - wish i'd souvenired it when they made me redundant) required a simple 5 degree twist to unlock the collector and get access to the mechanism.  Mine requires 4 screws to be undone before removing the entire top half of the unit.
If you get one that can upload its data to the interweb then you must sign up with the Weather Underground web site so we can go and look at the weather in your back yard any time we want (as anyone here can by clicking on the link at the bottom of my sig).

It does everything I want it to with the rain guage being the "extra" bit that is nice to have but not necessary so... if it winds up not working or gets jammed up from time to time, it doesn't bother me. I'm all about the temp, humidity, and wind direction. And I'm all about knowing what those values are HERE not 5-6 miles away at the airport where our NWS or whatever official measuring stations are at. Not only is it up on a hill, it's practically out of town out in the country so, while still useful, the readings can be off by quite a bit depending on what's going on in the atmosphere.

As far as reviews and what not, I have no clue. Our local certified high-falutin meterologist for the local news station use this one and I figured that made it good enough for me, especially considering the price. But really, I have no clue how good it is. But, the weather guy using it is a pretty good indication.... our weather people here are gung-ho take things seriously people because Oklahoma weather is some of the gnarliest on Earth so I figure what they use should be good stuff even if it is just the stuff in his backyard and not the stuff at the airport.

When I get back to mowing lawns again and have that money coming in I plan to get this model and we'll run 'er through her paces and see how she survive Oklahoma Spring (and then the rest as well, depending).  I will definitely hook it into WU if it turns out to have the capabilities.  That sounds pretty neat!   SURE IS HUMID where you are!! God...   

[PR19_Kit]

Found this "Antipodes Map" site;

https://www.antipodesmap.com/#antipodes-map

Then there's this one;

https://imgur.com/KWpyhcO

Or this one:



Almost the entirety of Australia is opposite the North Atlantic Ocean.

Veeeeeery interesting.

It's almost as if it had been arranged that way, almost all land masses are opposite large oceans on the other side, how odd. 

[kitnut617]

Chris would know this, but have you ever watched a video of iron (or other minerals) being melted out of the ore in a smelting pot, the various minerals not required float on the top of the molten iron just like how plate tectonics do on the molten core of the earth. Centrifugal forces would gradually equal the various masses into a uniform sort of layout.