Many seaside resorts sell sand globes, with a mix of seashells and other beach items - we have one for our Christmas tree. They are not filled with liquid, however, so the sand doesn't swirl, only shift. So I propose using snow globe technology to fill the globe with water or oil and generate sandstorms on demand.

Instead of a snowy scene with Christmas themes, of course, the sandstorm snowglobe will have a desert theme amidst the swirling sand.

Currently available themes include Indiana Jones, The Mummy, the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and the bleached skulls of cattle.
-- DrCurry, Jan 18 2004

Available themes should include: https://www.youtube...j2fqjsijaMM&t=0m53s
[MaxwellBuchanan, Oct 31 2015]

You can get snowglobes of the Pyramids and scenes from the movie Aladdin, although I can't find any online pictures, and I'm not entirely sure whether they feature snow or sand. personally, I think snow would be better.
-- kropotkin, Jan 18 2004


+ You could also have a series of globes featuring various other environmental phenomena such as a tornado globe, landslide globe, flood globe, pyroclastic flow globe, global warming globe, brush fire globe, drought globe, etc.
-- AO, Jan 20 2004


Good idea, for the tourists. Zero-visibility, stinging-sand-blasted-face, blinding-grit-in-your-eyes sandstorms aren't so intriguing once you've experienced them. This would be much better.
-- half, Jan 20 2004


The "Carthage must be destroyed" offering would feature before and after globes. Green Paradise and later dune blown wasteland.

The global warming crowd would love it.
-- popbottle, Oct 30 2015


whats the 12 theme?
-- pashute, Oct 31 2015


Add the sand people planet to that mix.
-- travbm, Oct 31 2015



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