Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Haydom Shower – simulation
Materials
- 1-liter yogurt container
- 1 sharp knife
- 1 garden hose (attached to outdoor tap)
- 0 shower curtains
- 1 indoor fan
- 1 large garbage bag or 10 small plastic shopping bags
- 1 garbage disposal or 1 meat grinder
- 1 large piece of course sand paper or steel wool
- 10 Tablespoons fine sand
- 10 inches of duct tape
With the knife, cut a 2-inch, thin hole along the bottom edge of the container. Then on the opposite side, still on the bottom, cut 2, 1-inch slits 1 inch apart. If you look at the bottom now it should appear to be a squinting happy face with no nose. Next take the plastic bag(s) and run them in the garbage disposal until they are well shredded. For best results run the garbage disposal without water. Or run them through the meat grinder to a nice shredded consistency and set aside.
Set the fan on the bathroom counter, pointing at the tub. You may leave it off for now, but remember to turn in to low when you enter the shower. With course sandpaper or steel wool, scour the bottom of the tub in a 6 inch by 2 foot section starting at the drain and working your way to the back of the tub. The goal here is to achieve a distressed but clean look. To add the finishing touch to the bottom of the tub, take the fine sand and work it into the tub base first with it dry and then add a few drops of water to create a paste. Let stand.
Using half the duct tape, secure the yogurt container to the showerhead so that all the water from the showerhead will have to run through your holes. Next, with the remaining duct tape attach the garden hose to the side of the yogurt container. Be sure that the stream from the garden hose will follow a parallel path to that of the yogurt container.
For a more “realistic” simulation the following materials are required.
- 1 12 volt car battery or a large 6 volt flashlight battery.
- 2 short pieces of scrap wire long enough to reach from the floor outside the shower to the end of the garden hose
- electrical tape
Attach one end of one of the wires to the + terminal on the battery and the other end securely (so it will conduct electricity) to the copper on the end of the garden hose. Attach the other wire to the – terminal on the battery and secure it to the garden hose so that it is insulated from the copper end. Allow the exposed wire to dangle so that it will contact the cold water trickling out the end of the hose.
You are ready to get wet. Enter the shower and be sure to at least put your toes in the scoured portion of the tub for a short time. Be sure your fan is running. Turn on the hot tap to 1 quarter and the cold tap to about 1 sixteenth. It should be so hot that you can barely get under it. Now have a trusted friend, or spouse, turn the garden hose on so it trickles out. If you took the power shower approach the best way to tell if it is working is to put your head or hand in contact with the cold water just below the loose wire. Feel that? Ok, if this is too much for you, try getting your head sort of close, close your eyes and pretend you are staring at the end of the garden hose. If you see flashing light you know it is working.
Shower. The shower should be a total of 1.5 – 3 minutes in length. Once you are finished take the shredded plastic bag and dry yourself with it. Works well eh?!?
There you go your done. Thanks for playing our little game.
Disclaimer: The methods laid out above should only be attempted by trained professionals or professional drivers on a closed course.
- 1-liter yogurt container
- 1 sharp knife
- 1 garden hose (attached to outdoor tap)
- 0 shower curtains
- 1 indoor fan
- 1 large garbage bag or 10 small plastic shopping bags
- 1 garbage disposal or 1 meat grinder
- 1 large piece of course sand paper or steel wool
- 10 Tablespoons fine sand
- 10 inches of duct tape
With the knife, cut a 2-inch, thin hole along the bottom edge of the container. Then on the opposite side, still on the bottom, cut 2, 1-inch slits 1 inch apart. If you look at the bottom now it should appear to be a squinting happy face with no nose. Next take the plastic bag(s) and run them in the garbage disposal until they are well shredded. For best results run the garbage disposal without water. Or run them through the meat grinder to a nice shredded consistency and set aside.
Set the fan on the bathroom counter, pointing at the tub. You may leave it off for now, but remember to turn in to low when you enter the shower. With course sandpaper or steel wool, scour the bottom of the tub in a 6 inch by 2 foot section starting at the drain and working your way to the back of the tub. The goal here is to achieve a distressed but clean look. To add the finishing touch to the bottom of the tub, take the fine sand and work it into the tub base first with it dry and then add a few drops of water to create a paste. Let stand.
Using half the duct tape, secure the yogurt container to the showerhead so that all the water from the showerhead will have to run through your holes. Next, with the remaining duct tape attach the garden hose to the side of the yogurt container. Be sure that the stream from the garden hose will follow a parallel path to that of the yogurt container.
For a more “realistic” simulation the following materials are required.
- 1 12 volt car battery or a large 6 volt flashlight battery.
- 2 short pieces of scrap wire long enough to reach from the floor outside the shower to the end of the garden hose
- electrical tape
Attach one end of one of the wires to the + terminal on the battery and the other end securely (so it will conduct electricity) to the copper on the end of the garden hose. Attach the other wire to the – terminal on the battery and secure it to the garden hose so that it is insulated from the copper end. Allow the exposed wire to dangle so that it will contact the cold water trickling out the end of the hose.
You are ready to get wet. Enter the shower and be sure to at least put your toes in the scoured portion of the tub for a short time. Be sure your fan is running. Turn on the hot tap to 1 quarter and the cold tap to about 1 sixteenth. It should be so hot that you can barely get under it. Now have a trusted friend, or spouse, turn the garden hose on so it trickles out. If you took the power shower approach the best way to tell if it is working is to put your head or hand in contact with the cold water just below the loose wire. Feel that? Ok, if this is too much for you, try getting your head sort of close, close your eyes and pretend you are staring at the end of the garden hose. If you see flashing light you know it is working.
Shower. The shower should be a total of 1.5 – 3 minutes in length. Once you are finished take the shredded plastic bag and dry yourself with it. Works well eh?!?
There you go your done. Thanks for playing our little game.
Disclaimer: The methods laid out above should only be attempted by trained professionals or professional drivers on a closed course.
