Setup

The Gears Whirr, the Springs are Wound, and the Engine Whines into Action...

What was that noise?

Oh, just a book falling.

Hm? What's this? Some kind of novelty book... The Book of Odds, eh? Well, with what I'm getting up to, that can't but come in handy. Should be interesting, anyway. A nice book, my friendly old basement...

The old TV. Only gets one channel, and that in black and white, but it is a beauty, isn't it?
It's 10PM. I haven't started the experiment yet.