This video was originally introduced in the "garbage yards" thread a couple of weeks ago. It is quite amazing (beyond amazing) and I feel that it deserves its own thread.
One of the posters in these forums, GGS5T, is a guy named Graham Short who lives in England. In the "garbage yards" thread he casually mentioned that he has a specific, work-related reason for why he swims 10,000 meters per day. And his reason is, well, remarkable. You have to see it to believe it.
Be sure to watch the whole thing - you're missing out if you don't get to the part with the stethoscope...
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That's incredible work you do, and with such discipline. That's very unique work you do. What the longest amount of time you've ever spent on a project?
If you're ever in Connecticut, stop by the Mark Twain house in Hartford. It's a very interesting place full of inspiration I'm sure.
Actually the job that took the longest time was The Lord's Prayer engraved on a pin 2mm wide. It took me 40 years. Not continually working on it, of course, but on and off over the years. I improved my technique as I went along. I was working on engraving Nothing is Impossible along the sharp edge of a razor blade for months. I keep slipping, then have to start again. It happens all the time.
Your mention of Mark Twain is interesting. I was going to use a Mark Twain quote, Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. After reading Jim's warning about using quotes that may, over the years, have been attributed to the wrong person, I checked it out. I now find that this is attributed to both Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln! So I'm none the wiser.
That's incredible work you do, and with such discipline. That's very unique work you do. What the longest amount of time you've ever spent on a project?
If you're ever in Connecticut, stop by the Mark Twain house in Hartford. It's a very interesting place full of inspiration I'm sure.
Actually the job that took the longest time was The Lord's Prayer engraved on a pin 2mm wide. It took me 40 years. Not continually working on it, of course, but on and off over the years. I improved my technique as I went along. I was working on engraving Nothing is Impossible along the sharp edge of a razor blade for months. I keep slipping, then have to start again. It happens all the time.
Your mention of Mark Twain is interesting. I was going to use a Mark Twain quote, Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. After reading Jim's warning about using quotes that may, over the years, have been attributed to the wrong person, I checked it out. I now find that this is attributed to both Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln! So I'm none the wiser.
