Posted by scratchpad on April 6, 2007, at 20:41:00
In reply to Re: I'm a volunteer » scratchpad, posted by Poet on April 6, 2007, at 17:42:49
The pet tornado: it's a sealed cylinder of liquid about 4" tall. When you hold it in your hand and swirl the tube, it starts a tornado in the liquid. (There's a little picture of a house coming up off the ground at the bottom. Maybe I like it because it's Wizard of Oz-ish.) I certainly don't know how it works, or why the motion continues when you stop swirling the tube; which is a shame, because that's the whole point of the toy!!!!
It certainly reminds me of a great aspect about my childhood - we had lots of educational and engaging toys like this.
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