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Carry-on spatula not the worst idea. Could be that those of us with colanders will be cursing their lack of long handles.

Good thought. Will now be surveying kitchen for any perforated utensils.

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I hear you. Speaking as someone with both one advantage of the colander is that it’s a lot easier to clean between pasta meals / eclipses. A record isn’t that bad an idea - it’ll be early evening so surely can’t cause damage. But the hole might be too big - not sure.

I am told, by those in the know, that the holes in a sieve are not the right kind of holes. Maybe (depending on queues at colander shops) this is the opportunity to up your straining game.

Thank you for these, and reminder to look around. All really useful.

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This, from @jennifed.bsky.social gives me hope that the colander will work. bsky.app/profile/jenn...

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That has become apparent. But no one can say I’m not investigating different approaches…

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Update: Sieve - disappointing. However…

Sieve with sunlight shining though it onto a sheet of paper

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This gives me quite a lot of hope - thank you

Oooh - excellent. I don’t know that I have different shaped punches or not, but will try if I can!

I believe you, I do* * Come on Dave - BELIEVE

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So the ideal would be a finer-holed colander

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I want to believe that, I really do. I tried to get the paper so it was approximately perpendicular to the rays of light or lined up with the colander, if that makes sense.

Additional note: image for reference if required tomorrow.

Reference image showing 21 blurry depictions of the sun, plus an extra

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Thanks Kenny - it’s the best we’ve got so far 🍝

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Thank you. I will be taking the colander to [unnamed eclipse-watching location]

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Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Eclipse colander dry run. Sure, I can get a load of blurry dots on my A4 paper (blank). But to think that tomorrow they will be eclipse-shaped blurry dots seems far-fetched. SOMEONE HELP ME WITH SCIENCE

Colander, through which sunlight is shining, making dots on a sheet of A4 paper taped to a board. There’s a suggestion that a man is holding the setup using his hand.

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Yes, but if everyone else is one too, you lose. It's the joy of it.

Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Diagram in which I attempt to explain tactics in a bike race. As found in last week's Diagram Club newsletter, diagramclub.substack.com . Taken from my book 'The Cycling Cartoonist', published by Bloomsbury.

Black-and-white cartoon titled "TACTICS" with five simple diagrams of cyclists in a road race.

In General: Text reads, "You save energy by riding behind someone else," with an arrow pointing to the rider following another cyclist.

In the Bunch: Text reads, "Save your energy." An arrow labeled "Try to be somewhere in here" points to the middle of a tightly packed group of riders, while another arrow labeled "Not here" points to a rider at the back of the group.

In a Breakaway: Four riders are shown in a line. An arrow labeled "Try to be here most of the time" points to the front of the group, and another labeled "Not here" points to the last rider. Below, the caption reads, "(But, if everyone does this, the break won't stay away)."

Chasing the Breakaway: A group of riders is shown. An arrow labeled "Try to be here" points toward the back of the group, while another labeled "Not here" points to the front. Below, the caption reads, "(But, if everyone does this, the break will stay away)."

At the Finish: An arrow labeled "Try to be here" points to a rider crossing the finish line with arms raised in victory. Another arrow labeled "Not here" points to riders still behind.

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Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

No, absolutely not! I was speaking more generally, perhaps

Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

My latest newsletter. There are bicycle racing cartoons, transport maps and signs, a summer playlist, hand-drawn paragraph dividers and a reasonable amount if nonsense. diagramclub.substack.com/p/087-before...

diagramclub.substack.com

#087 Before you encounter a milk churn

Necessary items / Shewn in red

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Steve Fifield @stevefifield.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I love @davewalker.bsky.social’s funny Diagram Club posts about love of cycling and SO MUCH other stuff. Since it’s Tour de France this week, I’ve posted his diagram here (hope he doesn’t mind) but so much more at the link: open.substack.com/pub/diagramc...

THE CYCLE RACE

http://davewalker.com

Humourus Diagram showing Tour De France Peleton surrounded by support vehicles on short snaking road section. Including labelled vehicles etc. :

FARMER CUTTING
HEDGES AND LEAVING THORNS ON THE ROAD
THE PUBLICITY
CARAVAN
GIVING OUT INFLATABLE
BATONS AND OTHER USEFUL MEMORABILIA
TEAM CARS
RACE
DOCTOR
RIDERS
COLLECTING
BOTTLES, SNACKS AND ADVICE
COMPETITION
WINNERS
MOTORCYCLE OUTRIDERS
PRETEND
JOURNALISTS
TV
CAMERA
JOURNALISTS
MORE
MOTORCYCLE
OUTRIDERS
RACE
THE
REFEREE PELOTON
EVEN MORE
MOTORCYCLE
TV
OUTRIDERS
CAMERA
PEOPLE WHO KNOW
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS SOMEONE
A FEW MORE
MOTORCYCLE OUTRIDERS FOR GOOD MEASURE
INCREDIBLY CONFUSED MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
RIDERS WHO HAVE BEEN DROPPED
THE BREAK
NEUTRAL SERVICE
CAR
GAP
RACE
DIRECTOR
BROOM WAGON (FOR
'END
RETIREES)
OF RACE' VEHICLE
davewalker.com

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Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Thank you Steve - much appreciated.

Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Really did enjoy 'copper-bottomed, ocean-going twit' I see from his back catalogue he strongly dislikes roundabouts. Assume, not having Telegraph access, he prefers to wait at a traffic light or hope for the best.

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Thank you. To be fair we don't really know whether I'm mild-mannered behind the scenes. I could be ranting / raving, etc

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Dear Wes, Building safe routes for people to walk and cycle pays for itself five and a half times over though reduction of accidents, taking the strain off the NHS, and many more ways besides. Yours, Dave Walker (Basildon)

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In response to comments by Wes Streeting last week:

"Growth was meant to the number one priority, is it still?

There's not enough money for defence, but today the Government announced £4.5 BILLION for walking and cycling."

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Why building safe routes to walk and cycle is really good value for money. [From my newsletter: diagramclub.substack.com ]

Black-and-white cartoon titled “Building safe routes to walk and cycle is really good value for money.”
- A children’s drawings of traveling to school suggest they want to walk, but “they can’t because it isn’t safe.”
- An “active travel money machine” illustration states that every £1 invested returns £5.50.
- Benefits include physical activity, thriving high streets, reduced loneliness and improved mental health, road safety, and less pollution. - A section showing different transport options, bus, bicycle, walking, helicopter, and ca, around a person, with label “people need a choice.”
- A pie labeled “roads budget” and a small slice labeled “active travel” illustrate the message that “a fair share goes a long way.”

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(Should say 'Diagram Club', but you get the idea)

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#083 Can I print it? Yes you can

Diagram #083 is out: - Why building cycle routes is good value for money - Good news if your printer works - Bikes I'm selling - Misc hand-drawn nonsense diagramclub.substack.com/p/083-can-i-...

diagramclub.substack.com

Cycle paths = value for money / Bikes for sale

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Thank you. It’s the inconsistency of the problem that is most frustrating. It’s working fine again now. May well try what you describe.

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By reset are we talking restart, as I do that all the time. It’s only got 6 or 7 devices connected at most, I’d say

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The computer is upstairs, router downstairs. a couple of metres e upstairs. Doors are open all the time

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Thank you - a very good suggestion. Would be worth it if the issues continue.

Thank you - that's a good possibility to try if it continues.

Thank you. The hard drive was there to back up automatically, but that process hasn't worked for ages, again for no reason. So I can unplug it.

It's working again now. For no obvious reason. Which is what makes it so frustrating, as I know it won't last.

(Aside: Mac is, at this moment, connecting properly again. But no idea how long that will last.)

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