Comment 90896

Comment ID 90896

[Art] Heart of the Kiln
Firiel
Oct 23, 2016, 6:08:31 PM UTC on [Art] Heart of the Kiln
He makes a cute little thermometer. WinkWatchful blue eyes and an eager little toothy grin...

Come to think of it, what all DID people use to measure heat for sensitive operations like clay IRL before thermometers? Was there some kind of a "is it hot enough to burn this thing yet" or "how fast does it turn a piece of metal red", or was it kind of trial and error and have you been working with it long enough to know by the feel+amount of kindling and time waited? Might be something to investigate...

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  • MaskedLin
    Oct 23, 2016, 10:54:20 PM UTC
    Well, I know part of it was experience, and another part was specific rock-like stuff they'd put in there that would slowly melt. Looking at the rocks can act as a gauge of the progress/heat. Other than that, I don't know either.
    And thanks about my bab, but it's a she Wink
    • Firiel
      Oct 26, 2016, 3:54:49 AM UTC
      Sorry, didn't look at the rest of your recent uploads before commenting on her!
      • MaskedLin
        Oct 27, 2016, 3:44:45 AM UTC
        That's fine, it can be hard to tell if a dragon is lad or a lass
        • Firiel
          Oct 27, 2016, 11:30:28 PM UTC
          Unless, perhaps, you are yourself a dragon. Wink
          • MaskedLin
            Oct 28, 2016, 8:46:44 PM UTC
            Very true~ It would be interesting to show a dragon having a hard time sexing a different race, like humans.
            • Firiel
              Oct 29, 2016, 3:25:52 AM UTC
              Sounds like a potential short story for somebody.
              • MaskedLin
                Oct 29, 2016, 7:30:03 PM UTC
                Sounds like something I'd make a little story about.
                • Firiel
                  Nov 2, 2016, 4:00:58 AM UTC
                  Let me know if you ever do, yeah? ^_^
                  • MaskedLin
                    Nov 3, 2016, 2:34:48 AM UTC
                    Sure! I'll probably post it up here, after I finally get all of my older stuff up~