The old saying is true
One man’s trash is another’s treasure. A few months ago, one of my esteemed colleagues found an old analog timer. When I say found, I mean he saw it in the dumpster, jumped in, and pulled it out. Much to our amazement, the timer worked and now has a place of honor above the water bath we use for transformations. Sounds strange - I know. This isn’t your ordinary timer though. It’s 7.5″ by 7.5″ - not a timer you carry around with you.
Of course, everyone has laughed and joked about the timer. The real kicker came as I was thumbing through a catalog for unique & hard-to-find products the other day. There on page 17, larger-than-life, is a picture of the BIG, easy-to-read interval timer. I was, of course, amazed they still made and sold these things. That amazement quickly turned to stunned silence when I saw the price… $169 !!!
I guess, you never know what you’ll find in the trash
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