Model: Plasma Hourglass
Type: Time-keeping device
Cost: 400 credits
Availability: R
Game Notes: The plasma takes ten minutes to travel from one end of the hourglass to the other.
Background: A plasma hourglass is a device used to measure the passage of time. It comprises two glass bulbs connected vertically by a narrow neck, allowing a regulated plasma to flow from the upper bulb to the lower one due to gravity. Typically, the upper and lower bulbs are symmetric, so the hourglass will measure the same duration regardless of orientation. The specific duration of time factors, including the quantity and coarseness of the particulate matter, the bulb size, and the neck width, determine a given hourglass measure. However, most plasma hourglasses are set for ten minutes.
Appearances: Skeleton Crew