This thing is freaking cool.

I don’t know what it’s for, but it’s better than a lava lamp, and I want one in my living  room.  It’s in one of the labs with the freeze dryers and centrifuges, but this is the first time I’ve noticed it.

In other news, I finally managed to make something on the wheel in pottery! Okay, there was that one cup thing a few months ago, but it’s way too small to be useful.  Tonight I made 3 bowls! Actually I made 4 bowls and a cup, but one of the bowls collapsed when I tried to knife the bottom, and the cup was too thin and would have cracked during firing.  I present to you my new cereal bowls:

I also picked up a bowl that I glazed last week which may yet become a christmas gift, so I don’t want to post it, and Mom’s birthday present is finally finished.  I’ll post that before the end of September, but I don’t her to stumble across it and ruin the surprise.