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Using Jet Packs to Prove a Playground Theory

February 3, 2012

Every playground had one of those kids. The boy who insisted that it was possible to swing in a complete circle on the swing set. Many a child has tried to complete this mythical journey, but could never get enough momentum to go completely over the top. Most children grow out of the desire...
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Giving my boys bad ideas-Washing Machine Self Destructs

January 31, 2012

On my travels through the interwebs I came upon this little experiment: what happens when you push a washing machine too far and it self-destructs. Unfortunately, my four boys were watching and loved the complete dis-assembly visited upon a machine strikingly like our brand-new model in the basement. After viewing the video, I gave...
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Why there is No Aquamarine Play-Doh in the UK This Week

March 16, 2011

A bright blue car is turning heads in the on a London street this week. It isn’t a suped-up roadster though: it is a 1.5 ton replica Chevelot Orlando made out of Play-Doh modelling clay. Created to mark the launch of the Chevrolet Orlando, eight model makers spent two weeks crafting the seven seater...
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Remote Control Baby

September 16, 2010

For more information, click here Most babies are born with the urge to explore the world around them. But babies born with mobility disabilities have very few options. Their small bodies and lack of co-ordination and fine motor skills make power chairs and other traditional mobility aids un-usable. However, a researcher at Cornell University has developed...
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What to Learn When School is Out

July 12, 2010

The great conundrum of summer is how to keep kids in learning mode when they are gone from school for two months. Children can lose up to half a grade of learning during this break. What is more, Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers, reports that summer vacation is a very real cause of...
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Agent Move-On Luggage

July 7, 2010

I remember the last suitcase revolution. At the time, everyone used the long, skinny suitcases with handles on top, in the middle. Some had tiny, useless wheels on the bottom, but for the most part you carried this awkward rectangle. Then someone made a suitcase with pully handles, wheels on the edge and a fatter...
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Review of Moonse Touch Tablet

July 1, 2010

I am a gadget geek. I am also a big supporter of open source programing and intellectual freedom. With this in mind, I was torn when the i-pad was announced. My first reaction was, I need one! My second reaction was, but it’s an Apple product. Apple makes great, sleek products, and are great...
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