A belated birthday present arrived for Nate yesterday, from my parents. One of the gifts was this whale caller that my dad made.
Here I am, demonstrating and photographing myself at the same time. As you can see, it's pretty simple. Paper towel tube with a rubber glove taped tightly to it. Then Dad snipped a little hole in one finger of the glove and put a straw in there, again with some pretty intense tape-action. If you pull the glove tight across the top of the tube and blow, you get a surprisingly loud, whale-like sound. It's prevented from just sounding fart-like by the long, resonant tube.
Nate is convinced that, if he takes it to Oregon next summer, the whales will flock to him.
8 comments:
COOL!!!!!
I can't wait to get home and make one for myself.
Look out, neighbourhood, you're going to hear some startling noises tonight!
um, thanks for the visual. i love the seriousness (and silliness) of it all and it certainly makes the tutorial easier to follow. lol
Yeah, ....that picture says it all...we've lost Kate, guys!! :)))
(Actually, that's pretty cool...I'll have to try that one out here at the lab with my co-workers)
Anonymously, John
LOL. You know, my son would have MADE it sound like a fart...Would have been all over the neighborhood with it. Startling noises, indeed.
LOL! YES!!!! I don't remember the movie, but I think we shall HAVE to make a whale caller here. My kids are older but I am quite sure they will believe in its abilities!
thanks for the demo Kate!
I think you should make a video and post it.
how have you been Kate, I am sorry I have been out of touch with the blogging world in general.
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