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 enlarge | Brand: Chaney Instruments
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $37.50
Buy New: $16.21
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 40
Platform: Windows
Color: glass/wood
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 13.1 x 9.5 x 5.6
MPN: 00795
Model: 00795
UPC: 072397007955
EAN: 0072397007955
ASIN: B000A3IN10
Release Date: March 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Fun and sort of useful March 25, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased this item, and the 17" stand alone thermometer model. I knew nothing about barometers. I knew nothing about Galileo thermometers. I use this model in my living room.
The weather glass does indeed respond to pressure changes, and does a nice job of predicting foul weather. The thermometer is accurate, easy to read (and interpolate). It only works in a range of 64 thru 80 degrees F, but anything above or below those readings is likely to require I do something with the heating and cooling around my house, so it tells me what I need to know.
I think this is a great gift for kids interested in science. I have other weather glasses too, but this one comes in combination with a neat, accurate thermometer. I'm not a kid anymore, but I find it fun, as well as useful, myself.
Amazing March 10, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This item will hold your attention day after day just to see if it really can predict what the weather will do...and you know what? You will find it does exactly that !!!
Very cool! August 10, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this as a birthday present for my fiance and he LOVES it. It looks great on a bookshelf or desk, and is a great conversation starter. I didn't have any problems filling the barometer (instead of taking the tube out of the barometer to refill, simply take the syringe off the end of the tube). Overall it is a great product, and a very cool design!
A Definate For Us Weather Geeks July 30, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Very cool to have on your desk! I would of given it extra stars, but setting up the barometer can be tricky if you do not follow the directions exactly, and you do NEED to have sterile/distilled water along with food coloring (any color but I like blue as shown).
Also, if you put too much water or not enough water into the barometer, you have to use the syringe and little hose to take the water out. HOLD onto the syringe and hose, DO NOT throw away as you never know when it'll come into handy again.
As for the Galilio thermometer, that's pretty accurate and cool!
For those real weather geeks out there I say to get the biggest Galilio Thermometer (it's TWO FEET TALL) and can be purchased through Amazon 3rd party sellers. That one gives you 2 deg temps and is a nice thing to have in an office or desk.
Great desktop piece! January 18, 2006
39 out of 39 found this review helpful
I bought this just to have something cool on my desk, and I love it! It looks great on the corner of my desk, and reminds me of the little bubbling lites that used to be on my Christmas tree when I was a kid.
I only gave it four stars because it's obviously not 100% accurate, and the barometer is a little hard to fill. It comes with a syringe and tube to fill it, but the tube takes awhile to thread into the barometer. It also takes three syringes full to get the barometer to a good level.
Amazon doesn't give measurements, but the base is about 8" wide, the Galileo thermometer is about 8" high as well, and the glass water barometer is almost 7" high.
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