Tech Tuesday is a place for all things technology. Here we will discuss both low tech and high tech thing-a-ma-jigs.
Technology often makes life easier. Some may say that technology makes us lazy. If this is the case, I am so glad that I can be lazy while making my jack o'lantern each Halloween. Let’s compare these higher tech alternatives that have revolutionized pumpkin carving to their low tech counterparts.
Candles vs. LED Lights
The low-tech candle could make for a hot mess inside carved pumpkins. And if you had a windy night, there would be no way that candle could be lit or stay lit.
With an LED light, you never run into that problem and you can also have any color light you can imagine. You also could get a light that flickers like a real candle or you could even get a strobe light to make for a real spooky pumpkin.
2. A Sharpie and a Knife vs. a Pattern and a Specialized Pumpkin Carver
I have created lots of jack o’lanterns in my forty-three years on this planet: some good, some better and some amazing. Technology has made it so I can, without that much artistic ability, make a work of art out of any squash. Back in the day, I only had a sharpie and a scary, cut-off-your-finger kind of knife( manned by my father, when I was too little to carve). The marker would smear all over the face of the pumpkin and the cut edges would always come out jagged or parts would get cut off that I didn’t intend to have cut off. Today, you can search online, print off a template and then use your fancy cutting kit to punch holes around the design and then cut in the exact shapes, with your specialized pumpkin cutting knife, creating your desired design..
3. Spoon vs. Pumpkin Scooper
I think the worst part about carving pumpkins is hollowing out all the slime and seeds from the center. It is so gooey and moist, which I can only handle for a short time. With the spoon, not only does it take longer, but it also makes you more susceptible to rubbing into the slippery sides of the pumpkin. With the Scooper, you are able to get more guts out and with it’s shorter handle, you do not risk getting sticky from the sides.
So, the moral of this post is that we should be very thankful that we have technology. We should not just be thankful about the compex sort of technology you are reading this on, but we should also be thankful for the little tech things that help us enjoy the best of holidays.
