How to Measure Remaining Daylight with Your Hand

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Jul 032025
 

How to Measure Remaining Daylight with Your Hand

You can estimate the amount of remaining daylight by using your hand and the horizon. This is a popular outdoorsman trick known as the “hand method” or “finger rule.” Here’s how to do it:

Step-by-Step: How to Measure Remaining Daylight with Your Hand

  1. Face the Sun: Stand facing the setting sun, making sure you have a clear view of the horizon.
  2. Extend Your Arm: Stretch your arm out fully in front of you, palm facing you, fingers horizontal to the ground.
  3. Stack Your Fingers:
    • Place your bottom pinky finger on the horizon line.
    • Stack your fingers one over the other (palm-side toward you) toward the bottom edge of the sun.
    • Count how many fingers fit between the horizon and the sun.
  4. Estimate Time:
    • Each finger width (from pinky to index) represents roughly 15 minutes of remaining daylight.
    • A full hand (4 fingers) is about 1 hour.
    • If you can fit 2 hands (8 fingers), that’s about 2 hours of light left.

Notes & Tips:

  • This method works best closer to the equator and near sunset, when the sun’s angle is more horizontal.
  • It’s an approximation, but surprisingly accurate for planning hikes or travel before dark.
  • The trick works because the sun moves about 15 degrees per hour, and each finger equals around 1 degree at arm’s length.

Example:

You see the sun is 1½ hand-widths (6 fingers) above the horizon. That means you have approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes of daylight left.

How To Make A Toilet Paper Cake

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Apr 052020
 
From Sugar High Score:

I’m running low on toilet paper right now so I thought it would be fun to make my own toilet paper out of CAKE. Enjoy!

Below is my favorite vanilla cake recipe. You can make three 5″ round cakes, or three 6″ round cakes and trim them down (like I did in the video). You will have extra batter leftover which can be used to make extra cake or cupcakes for snacking on. :)

Super Easy Vanilla Cake Mix Recipe

This cake recipe is simple to make and so delicious! It stays moist, is easy to work with and carve, and is stable enough to cover in fondant.

Ingredients

• 2 boxes white cake mix (I use Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• 2 2/3 cups water
• ¼ cup melted butter
• 4 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups sour cream (room temp)
• 6 large eggs (room temp)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Prepare pans by lining with parchment paper and spraying sides with baking spray with flour.
3. Combine all dry ingredients in mixing bowl. (I like to run the cake mixes through a sieve to get out all the lumps) Whisk together the dry ingredients.
4. Add the remaining ingredients and mix on medium speed for a couple of minutes.
5. Bake for 40 – 60 minutes depending on the size of your cake pans. Start checking with a toothpick around 40 minutes.
6. This will make two 6” round cakes and two 8” round cakes that are 2” deep.

Vanilla American Buttercream
Ingredients

• 4 sticks unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• 6 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

1. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip the butter until it is light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
2. Add vanilla, salt and heavy cream and mix until fully incorporated.
3. Slowly add the powdered sugar.
4. Turn the mixer up to high speed and whip for 2 minutes until the buttercream is light in color. Hand stir to remove any air bubbles.



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