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Photography is to time as ice is to water—capturing what is fluid in a moment of stillness, which enables us to observe it in entirely new ways. Often I will go into my own darkroom and feel like my array of negatives are akin to a collection of pinned butterflies. Welcome, pan. Hopefully this board ...

From what I understand, it can cause mild to extreme nausea and disorientation.

Double the utility by putting snow in the jar. Keeping snowmelt in a sealed jar will muffle footsteps etc., and when you add in OP's incantation, other methods of eavesdropping are stymied too. Covers all bases.