Styrofoam Ball Makes Rain Gauge Easy To Read

2019 - Volume #43, Issue #1, Page #24

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Joseph Gibbs mounted a big rain gauge on the deck behind his house. The problem was that he couldn’t see the amount of water in it. He solved the problem by forming a small ball out of waste Styrofoam.
“I encased the Styrofoam with a layer of thin aluminum foil and placed it inside the gauge. The ball floats to the top of the water so now I can see exactly how much rain fell by looking out my window,” says Gibbs.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Joseph B. Gibbs, PE, 1115 Club Meadows Drive, Columbia, Mo. 65203 (ph 573 815-0347; JBG6267@aol.com).

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