Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
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Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
This being Earth Day, I can think of two ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot right off the bat.
1. Put all your Countdown goodies in it, whether you want them or not. After all, some of them are keepsakes and nice to have around the house.
2. Cook your afternoon bowl of soup in it.
Can anyone think of any more?
1. Put all your Countdown goodies in it, whether you want them or not. After all, some of them are keepsakes and nice to have around the house.
2. Cook your afternoon bowl of soup in it.
Can anyone think of any more?
Re: Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
Nope, I think you've pretty much covered it all there.Jason Larsen wrote:Can anyone think of any more?
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Re: Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
I think this is an excellent thread. In times like these with all this economic crisisery going on, we need to reuse and reinvent.
Here are three more ideas:
Here are three more ideas:
- store golf balls in it
- store bird seed in it
- store smaller tea pots in it, perhaps collectable tea pots bought in gift shops
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Re: Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
Matt...
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
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Re: Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
I find most teapots make excellent musical instruments if you blow a raspberry into the spout while opening and closing the lid to create a vibrato effect.
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Phil, I think you're being sarcastic.
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Not sarcastic, Jason. Whimsical, possibly.
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I agree with Jason, Phil. You need to take this seriously.
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Matt, you couldn't have said that better yourself!
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I thought he was being sexual.Jason Larsen wrote:Phil, I think you're being sarcastic.
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Re: Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
Jason, you evidently share a sense of fun with the British smoothie makers "Innocent". On their new "veg pots" they have "101 things to do with your pot".
Some of these may also be adaptable to the Countdown teapot.
Examples:
7. "Use as a kicking tee for a rugby ball."
12. "Bash two pots together for authentic galloping horse sound effect."
14. "Cut a slot in the lid and use as a money box"
17. "Use as a container for annoying fiddly bits - drawing pins, hair slides, spare buttons, old teeth etc."
48. "A winners' podium for the Gerbil Olympics."
65. "Fill with spare lentils and pop the lid back on. Instant maracas."
82. "Hang paper fish inside to make your own aquariam"
84. "Use two empty pots and some string to make a telephone."
91. "A temporary home for your goldfish while you clean its tank."
100. "Use as a freezer container for stocks and sauces."
Obviously the breakability, non-transparency, and un-cutability* of the teapots may limit some of these options.
*What is the word for this?
Some of these may also be adaptable to the Countdown teapot.
Examples:
7. "Use as a kicking tee for a rugby ball."
12. "Bash two pots together for authentic galloping horse sound effect."
14. "Cut a slot in the lid and use as a money box"
17. "Use as a container for annoying fiddly bits - drawing pins, hair slides, spare buttons, old teeth etc."
48. "A winners' podium for the Gerbil Olympics."
65. "Fill with spare lentils and pop the lid back on. Instant maracas."
82. "Hang paper fish inside to make your own aquariam"
84. "Use two empty pots and some string to make a telephone."
91. "A temporary home for your goldfish while you clean its tank."
100. "Use as a freezer container for stocks and sauces."
Obviously the breakability, non-transparency, and un-cutability* of the teapots may limit some of these options.
*What is the word for this?
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Re: Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
Solidity?Derek Hazell wrote:Obviously the breakability, non-transparency, and un-cutability* of the teapots may limit some of these options.
*What is the word for this?
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This is the best I found:Derek Hazell wrote:un-cutability* - *What is the word for this?
"Democritus proposed the existence of a particle, so he could have named it the democriton, but instead this modest Greek philosopher decided to coin the word atomos, meaning 'not cuttable', which explains the origin of the word atom."
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Thanks Matt. I was sure there must be a word meaning "an object or thing which cannot be cut", and I thought if anyone would know it, it would be someone on here.Matt Morrison wrote:This is the best I found:Derek Hazell wrote:un-cutability* - *What is the word for this?
"Democritus proposed the existence of a particle, so he could have named it the democriton, but instead this modest Greek philosopher decided to coin the word atomos, meaning 'not cuttable', which explains the origin of the word atom."
Maybe we should just call it a sandwich then.
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Re: Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
Sadly it's a (presumably Ancient) Greek word which doesn't seem to be 'valid' in our language in the typical sense (i.e. playable on apterous!).
I'm sure someone far cleverer than me can think of a better answer... let's wait and see.
I'm sure someone far cleverer than me can think of a better answer... let's wait and see.
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Re: Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
For those of you who have a Countdown teapot, check out this article:
http://blog.ukauctioneers.com/2009/04/b ... for-69000/
You never know - yours might be worth a few bob in years to come!!
http://blog.ukauctioneers.com/2009/04/b ... for-69000/
You never know - yours might be worth a few bob in years to come!!
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Re: Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
If i had one i'd probably make tea in it over and over again.
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Re: Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
Philip, that's not a Countdown teapot.
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Re: Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
Don't worry Jason, I have some more ideas:
- small watering can for indoor plants
- small watering can for outdoor plants but not big ones as you would have to fill it up too often
- gravy jug
- if you don't want to make tea in it, store your teabags in it!
- push meat through the spout to make sausages
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Re: Ways to recycle the Countdown Teapot
Interesting!