Title: Not an 'hour' glass
Product review: Mine takes a little over 4 minutes for the sand to run through. It's pretty, but not particularly useful. I too made a bad assumption from the description that since the time was not specified, a generic Hourglass should take one hour for the sand to pass through.Not practical as an egg timer since the crystal seems too fragile for regular kitchen use.I've been keeping it on a magazine on my desk, and roll it around when I'm bored. I find it relaxing, but there are probably better applications for $26.If you collect, or really like hourglasses, though, I could see why someone might buy one of these, just don't expect to get any real 'use' out of it.I had intended to use it to quietly remind me to get up from my computer occasionally. Oops, out of time...
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