Joint DS project for the school holidays?

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chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 13 1:35 pm Post subject: Joint DS project for the school holidays?
Can we get together to design a giant hamster wheel for children to run round like mad in, that will charge batteries for off-grid use?

dpack

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Location: yes

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 13 1:40 pm Post subject:
no electric ideas but foraging is quite energetic if done well

jamanda
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Posted: Thu Aug 01, 13 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: Joint DS project for the school holidays?

Chez wrote:

Can we get together to design a giant hamster wheel for children to run round like mad in, that will charge batteries for off-grid use?

Build it and they will be sent.

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 13 4:12 pm Post subject:
A powered hamster wheel with children inside is an altogether better idea.

Barefoot Andrew
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Posted: Thu Aug 01, 13 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: Joint DS project for the school holidays?

Jamanda wrote:

Chez wrote:

Can we get together to design a giant hamster wheel for children to run round like mad in, that will charge batteries for off-grid use?

Build it and they will be sent.

possibly not quite what her Chezness had in mind.
A.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 13 6:49 pm Post subject:
Yeah. I was hoping someone had already got one that I could send mine to contribute to

bibbster

Joined: 17 Apr 2009
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Location: Just a bit inland from Aberaeron

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 13 9:11 pm Post subject:
https://www.fireflysolar.net/products/kinectrics/hamgen something like this?

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Posted: Fri Aug 02, 13 6:08 am Post subject:
Have never seen this, but did see a bike powered washing machine once. We went to the Rural Life Museum at Tilford yesterday and there were quite a lot of kids enjoying themselves doing washing in a tub with water from a pump.

Dogwalker

Joined: 20 Mar 2007
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Location: Mid Wales

Posted: Fri Aug 02, 13 6:46 am Post subject:
A big roll of wire mesh bent into a tube with the ends sealed. Scatter jelly babies over the lawn and leave them to forage.

Barefoot Andrew
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Posted: Sat Aug 03, 13 9:32 pm Post subject:
I first read that as a big roll of wire fence. Seemed a bit draconian A.

Sherbs

Joined: 27 Apr 2007
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Location: Swansea

Posted: Sun Aug 04, 13 6:33 am Post subject:

Dogwalker wrote:

A big roll of wire mesh bent into a tube with the ends sealed.
Scatter jelly babies over the lawn and leave them to forage.

I'm liking this idea right now

Dogwalker

Joined: 20 Mar 2007
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Location: Mid Wales

Posted: Sun Aug 04, 13 12:09 pm Post subject:
I'm sure Leo wouldn't take much encouragement to invent something for Nenna, to be made and tested with the help of Arvo. Nothing involving Chez, both boys kept busy and out of mischief.

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