def make_thing():
    """ makes example PintPars object """
    cwd = os.getcwd()
    main_dir = cwd + '/SPD'
    try:
        import new_lj_thellier_gui_spd as tgs
        gui = tgs.Arai_GUI('/magic_measurements.txt', main_dir)
        specimens = list(gui.Data.keys())
        thing = PintPars(gui.Data, '0238x6011044', 473., 623.)
        thing.calculate_all_statistics()
        #new_thing = PintPars(gui.Data, '0238x5721062', 100. + 273., 525. + 273.)
        #new_thing.calculate_all_statistics()
        gui2 = tgs.Arai_GUI('/magic_measurements.txt', '/Users/nebula/Desktop/MagIC_experiments/ODP-SBG_1')
        thing2 = PintPars(gui2.Data, '0335x1031411', 273., 743.)
        return thing, thing2
    except Exception as ex:
        print('could not make standard specimen objects')
        print(ex)
makes example PintPars object