Re: pinhole vector toy

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From: Deborah Hunt (dhunt@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Thu Sep 28 2000 - 08:59:15 PDT 

Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:59:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Deborah Hunt <dhunt@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: Re: pinhole vector toy
Message-ID: <Pine.GSU.4.10.10009280858590.1632-100000@isaac>

These toys are also known as ramp walkers. There's a web site called
JD's Plastic Ramp Walkers where you can get more information about them
and buy them. It's at http://www.angelfire.com/mi/rampwalkers/ You
could also ask at toy stores for ramp walkers.

Deb

On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Black, Heidi wrote:

> AH! My vector toy source went away! I have gotten them from Laurel's
> Wonders and Whimsies on Chestnut-but they are gone!!!!
>
> Any leads? I'd desparate! I still get requests from the vector toy
> snackbook activity. I have found some similar toys in a shop in Los Gatos,
> but they are designed to "waddle" as they have a point that drags, and the
> string attachment is too low for possibly measuring angles.
>
> Thanks,
> Heidi
>

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