disco shark

g'day


one of those posts which may or may not be of interest, look you see, depending on how much and what sort of information you want on consumer things. also, the interest you have will rest pretty much on exactly how bothered you are about what sort of plug (plus attachments) you have in the bath.

if, indeed, you have a bath. many in the world have gone full tilt Kurtz, of course, abandoning baths to the wilds of the showers. for the record this is what i have done, sticking to showers for decades. mostly this has been on the off chance that what happened to Bobby out of Dallas is a real thing, but i feel i am moving away from the point of this post.

so, anyway, disco shark. or better disco shark plug, for that is what this relates to. and when you read this, please don't read "disco" conventionally, but the smart, stylish way. rather say, out loud or in your head, "dee eye ess see oh". you will feel all the better for it, and frightfully groovy.

yes. as the picture above sort of shows, we now have a plug what has a (reasonably buoyant) floating shark attached. not any shark, of course, but a light up one, and further of many colours. quite lifelike.

for what reason do we have a floating light up disco shark plug of many colours? William. i took him shopping with me, and he spotted it, and that was that.

undoubtedly a video would showcase the magnificence (if any) of this curiosity item. and so here we go, one of two (kind of) videos of the shark in action, doing its thing.

where did we get such a splendid item from? a store called B & M, which usually has all sorts of class stuff that you had no idea you wanted or needed until you see it. admittedly i was a bit hesitant at the cost, for one penny south of three pounds sterling seemed a bit steep for a plug, but i paid that with little fuss before i even knew of the splendid disco light up nature of it.

regular, or frequent if you will, readers of this blog might be confused by the lack of images of this disco shark plug presented in Commodore 64 mode. let me fix that for you.

if i were to be completely honest, and in doing so sound somewhat disrespectful to the wonders of Commodore 64 mode, i would say that the above doesn't really capture the quintessential disco (or shark) qualities of the plug.

conversely, paradoxically or whatever, though, a Commodore 64 mode "animated GIF" or just "GIF" if that is all you have to say works wonders in presenting the true magic of it.

do i feel like i have value for money - £2.99, let us not forget - from this disco shark plug? mostly, yes. the boys are entertained at bath time with it on the go, and in fairness it is fun.

one downside, though, is that the business end - the plug - isn't as smart or as clever as it thinks it is. by no means is it a snug or perfect fit, and one has to be careful inserting it, or else the water one runs with the intention of filling a bath shall just drip away before anyone has bathed and washed.

a shot of disco shark in blue? why not.

i suppose one is not limited to using the disco shark plug in a bath. so far i have not done this, but i guess i could just as easily place it in the kitchen sink when i do dishes, me being domesticated and what have you.

another bit of video to finish off? why not. i really rather suspect that disco shark is better watched with movement than a still image.

perhaps this has inspired you to go and obtain your own disco shark plug. most happy day if so. i should point out, however, that they also had a smart looking unicorn one. William, however, indeed alas, was having none of it. maybe i shall go back and get it anyway.



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