doodledee

KC came over last night with a metal detector he borrowed from his work. (My work doesn't have one.) I needed one because I'm in the middle of a somewhat major household plumbing redo/disaster and I need to locate some pipes running in a couple of walls and ceilings. After I find them, I can replace them and have a functioning shower again. Wee!

Turns out the metal detector didn't work at all. ("I knew it wouldn't. You're such a dumbass." - KC) It didn't work mainly because my walls and ceilings are lathe and plaster which means they're full of nails which means the metal detector will just beep all the time no matter which way you move it around. Uhh, yeah, there's that then.

But all was not lost. Before KC took his toy home, I got to sweep my front yard. I found 3 potential Rolex watches and/or gold bars buried beneath the surface, but it was dark and I couldn't see very well, so I just marked them with sticks. As soon as I get home I'm gonna dig them up. Look for them on Ebay in the morning.

Jackpot, suckers!

How to Build Your Own Metal Detector
How Metal Detectors Work [howstuffworks]
24k Troy Grain Gold Bar [ebay]