Frankly Disappointing Telescope
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The Frankly Disappointing Telescope can be found in the South East region of the United Kingdom. Its creator Trevor McClaverty (aka FlakyTrevor) was inspired by both the Overwhemingly Large Telescope and the Very Large Telescope. Unfortunately, McClaverty did not have the tools or the capability to create such an impressive instrument, hence the Frankly Disappointing Telescope.
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[edit] Construction
As the photo shows, it was constructed using one single empty toilet roll tube. Trevor had played with the idea of sticking multiple tubes together, however he found that this did not increase the power of the telescope, in fact the more tubes there were, the more difficult it became to see out of the other end, and further, due to substandard sticky-tape, the telescope had a tendency to droop as its size increased.
[edit] Testing
The telescope was tried out by a number of friends and relatives, all of whom declared it "a bit rubbish" and "not really fit for purpose". Trevor's resolve was not dented and he was determined to send his "invention" to the Astronomer Royal. Thankfully his ambition was thwarted as time after time his prototype telescopes were squashed in the jiffy bags he placed them in for postage purposes.
[edit] Uses
There is now only one prototype in existence (as before, see photograph) and visitors can only see the telescope in McClaverty's own home. Thus far he has not actually been able to use it to view the night sky, spy on neighbours, or discover any new planets, stars, galaxies or what that thing that looks like a cuddly toy is in Miss Man Tackel's bedroom window. Visitors have been known to mistake the telescope for an empty toilet roll tube that hasn't yet been thrown away.
[edit] Future Projects
While other inventors might be slightly embarrassed by the relative failure of their invention, McClaverty sees it as one small step on the road to scientific greatness. He is currently working with empty kitchen roll tubes in the hope of inventing a slightly less disappointing telescope. He hopes to have a prototype ready by the end of 2009.
