It's not often someone "reimagines" an established bit of kit, but that's what the folks over at Photo Rock Bar have done. This strange looking weight for tripods, light stands and boom arms is meant to replace ye old sand bag with something more convenient and versatile.
Here's your dose of irony and humor for the day, plus a handy tip to top it all off. First, the tip: always secure your stands -- for both safety and financial reasons, this is a good idea if you think there is ANY chance whatsoever that they might be knocked or blown over. Okay, now for the humor and irony.
Here's a neat idea for those of you who know the benefit of using sandbags to keep your light stands from tipping over, but aren't sure if that benefit is worth the 13-30 dollars heavy-duty light stand sandbags will run you on Amazon. It's a DIY solution, and it comes to us courtesy of Tylordfilms.