Mystery object

[Ken L]

Bubble Catchers.

Bubble Catchers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The end of civilisation is finally at hand.

Like the Romans and Greeks, the decadence has become too much.

[gozzer]

A bubble catcher? I'm not much wiser.

What the hell is a bubble catcher, why would you want to try and catch a bubble with anything but your hands, and what does it do to the bubble once it's been caught?

 

John.

[Huge_Vitae]

A bubble catcher? I'm not much wiser.

What the hell is a bubble catcher, why would you want to try and catch a bubble with anything but your hands, and what does it do to the bubble once it's been caught?

 

John.

I believe they were introduced by a consortium of London Football clubs to counter West Ham supporters and that stupid song, hope this helps.

[Vagabond]

A bubble catcher? I'm not much wiser.

What the hell is a bubble catcher, why would you want to try and catch a bubble with anything but your hands, and what does it do to the bubble once it's been caught?

 

John.

Remember Dick Walker's Story of "Buckden's Breamers " ? (either "Angling Times" or "Fishing" circa 1960)

 

A Buckden firm employed professional bubble catchers in their business of manufacturing spirit levels.

 

The top-of-the-range spirit levels (Buckden's Breamers) used bubbles produced by bream from that stretch of the Great Ouse that forms the boundary of the parish of Offord Cluny. Great skill was required in the capture of such bubbles and their incorporation into the spirit level.

 

A rival concern was set up in Offord D'Arcy, but never were able to compete - I think they made the mistake of using carp bubbles which are vastly inferior

 

PS Technical note Tench bubbles too small, carp bubbles too large and burst easily. Bream bubbles - right size, and persistent, owing to bream slime incorporated in the bubble.

Edited December 6, 2016 by Vagabond

[chesters1]

Knowing means the fun of not knowing has gone "it counts bubbles" isnt as entertaining as the thread was

 

Yeah i have icon things

Edited December 6, 2016 by chesters1

[ayjay]

A bubble catcher? I'm not much wiser.

What the hell is a bubble catcher, why would you want to try and catch a bubble with anything but your hands, and what does it do to the bubble once it's been caught?

 

John.

 

It's a kids game, when the bubble is "caught" it registers on the counter.

[Huge_Vitae]

 

It's a kids game, when the bubble is "caught" it registers on the counter.

How do you know if you've won if there is no way of counting the bubbles you don't catch?

[Phone]

Andy,

 

You're right. It was driving me nuts. And, because of the quality invested in the device I wasn't expecting much. But a "bubble catcher"?? I mean why wasn't it called a bubble buster with the new and improved counter?

 

Just wait - - - - - - Ayjay will put up a bug or butterfly and ask us to identify it. I say "once bitten - twice shy". I'm boycotting Ayjay !!

 

WHO'S WITH ME? (maybe, I lie sometimes)

 

Phone

[Ken L]

Any wise 6 your old would figure out how to cheat with a wet finger.

 

Oh dear. I may have set Chesters1 off again.

His dried frog pills don't seen to be working as well as they used to.

[gozzer]

So it's not really a 'bubble catcher', it's a 'burst bubble counter', that makes much more sense.

 

John.