Wow.

So it's not the getting to venice that's pricey, it's the carnevale itself. Talk about a tourist trap :)
$860 AU for the Bal delDogo. PEr person. Plus costume hire, natch.

Ah well. The joys of a disposable income. That sounds like the most exciting ball to go to - maybe we'll just do that one and a lot of coffee :)

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Balls.

So. The last few nights, in lieu of actual sleep, I've been lying awake designing a marble run. Because I need a new project - I'm in danger of finishing some of my existing ones ! Mine is cooler than that, though, natch. And, of course, I'm building it from scratch from copper pipe, pneumatics and bits of old computers, because I can. Or rather, because I think I can. Which leads me to my question - anyone have ideas on where to get 1/2 inch diameter stell ball bearings/marbles? Presumably a ball-bearing/marble shop, but y'know, apart from the obvious.

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Anyone know if you can still get N20 (or CO2) bulbs for soda siphons? Or other cheap, small, compressed gas canisters like that? One shot/disposable is ok, if they're cheap.

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