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Man Vs. Pin Field Test
Actually it's more of a like a backyard test
This next pin comes from Ashley with over a 100+ likes
It's the water blob
Which has been making its way around the Pinosphere this summer
Originally hailing from the Clumsy Crafter, this pin suggests taking a plastic tarp and some duct tape
To create this water blob
However, another pin from Homemade Toast suggests using an iron to fuse the plastic together
Which, I thought made a whole lot more sense
I got myself a roll of plastic from the hardware store
I picked up the thickest one which was 6.0 mil
And, just in case, grabbed some duct tape
Then I got myself some parchment paper and folded it in half
And marked out a line 2 inches away from the fold
This'll help create a little bit more consistency when fusing the plastic together
Next I unrolled the plastic and cut off a huge piece that I proceeded to fold in half
Alright, we'll put some water in it
Well, I'm glad you asked!
Once I lined all the edges, I placed the parchment paper over the sides
and with my iron turned all the way up, began to fuse the plastic together
Which, only actually takes a few seconds of running your iron over it a couple of times
And Voila!
Now, be sure to give it a sec to cool down
Sss, ah, *BLEEP*
And as you can see here, we now have this fused plastic edge
After that I just simply moved my parchment paper along the edge of the plastic and fused together the three remaining sides
And I thought this was totally gonna take forever, but the whole process probably took me about 15 minutes
Now right before I reached the end I left a small hole unfused and large enough to fit my hose in to
Mmm..That didn't sound right
I made sure to check all of my edges before I wrapped everything up and took it back outside
Once I put it back out on the lawn I grabbed the hose and began to fill it up
Now you can stand there like an idiot for 20 minutes while it fills up
Or
You can prop it up on a chair
Your choice.
Now, I warn you
The hardest part of this whole project is probably going to be the anticipation from small children
Which, apparently, is absolutely unbearable
Is it ready now?
It's not ready yet, it hasn't been ready for the past 20 minutes
About halfway through I put in some blue food coloring, which makes it look pretty awesome
"Looks like space!"
...Or...like space.
Once it's filled I just taped up the hole with some duct tape and-
"Is it ready?"
It's ready!
Now, we fed these kids a good amount of crap before we let them loose, just to see how long this thing would really last
Under intense conditions
This is awesome!
There was a whole lot of jumping
There were some water blob angels
Some acrobatics
Some..ah..some babies
All in all, it lasted about a solid, mmmm, 10 minutes before the first leak was sprung
Alright, we've got hole #1
And it really wasn't that bad, just a couple little holes in the seams of the plastic and the where the fusing meets the water
A few of these began to spring up within the first few minutes or so, but with a couple pieces of tape, it really wasn't a big problem
"That is not helping"
"Ah, there's another one"
Ah, yep, you just made it bigger...
However, all the duct tape in the world wont help you when a child's natural instinct of picking at things completely takes over
"I'm picking holes. I love you hole!"
"It looks like it's peeing"
Oop, yea, yeah, that is wet now.
And ..The Water Blob has been compromised
Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
It kinda gave the Water Blob a second life after the kids initial excitement wore off
THIS IS AWESOME!!!
Now, it just becomes a small pool
Or..a watering hole
Whichever you prefer, because apparently it tastes delicious
All in all it lasted a good 3 hours, I would say
The Water Blob, pretty successful, few pieces of duct tape here and there, but, otherwise, damn fine time
Leave a, ya know, some fun pins for the summer in the comments below, and we'll see you next time!
Kids. <3