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Merrily eneract, entertain, educate, and enlighten Solve puzzling motion mysteries Structurally sense and communicate Test, model, and modify structural behavior Experimentally verify Newton’s famous laws of motion Consciously experience and enjoy eneracting.
Have fun toying again with mystical energy and mysterious gravity. Remember the soothing, relaxed feeling you enjoyed while coasting in a simple childhood swing to help answer questions and explain puzzling behavior. Experience hands-on, minds-on, inquiry-based learning per national educational standards. (See brief Lollipop Tutorial) Swinging − Perhaps surprisingly, the Lollipop sensors located above and below the swinging disk flex and sense normally when coasting sideways, but not when coasting fore and aft. Bouncing − When elastically suspended, the disk bounces while coasting, as the bungee cord, acting as a force sensor, stretches to sense changes in pull (tension). Under certain conditions hen lifted and dropped, the disk apparently does not bounce, but the side sensors fluctuate wildly. Testing − Centrally adding side weights to the swinging disk does not change its coasting rate, in spite of the increase in mass and weight. The disk coasts and accelerates the same as before, confirming Newton’s famous law of motion. For a while after being disturbed, things naturally continue to oscillate, vibrate, or bounce. Structurally Sensing − Like humans, the Lollipop visual inertial motion sensors flex to sense changes in motion caused by objects pushing and pulling on one another, and on them. Electronic IM sensors are optional. The Eneractor™ sensibly shows how sensors employ some transfer of energy to structurally sense information, but not too little, which obscures the signal with noise, or too much, which changes the event unduly. Concluding − The Eneractor invokes and helps teach eneractive technology. Objects transferring energy push and pull on one another, to move and flex, sense and communicate, and trigger and power events, helping to animate the world, and make it work. Boltman says to have fun structurally sensing. Also to enjoy eneracting, and seeing other people and things eneract. He likes to people. Ordering − Model 212A Lollipop Eneractor™ Technology-Explorer is a patented, precision, handcrafted, educational, structural model. It includes a base, wire frame; hockey-puck swing; mini-puck, four Lollipop sensors; two weights, toy person; and two suspensions; plus a user’s guide. Measuring 7 x 12 x 12 inches high, it weighs 3 lbs (30 x 40 x 40 cm and 9 Kg). See order page for price and ordering details.
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Involving mysterious gravity, mystical energy, and modern technology, the Lollipop Eneractor™ is a puzzling, educational, playground model peopled with visual sensors resembling flexible lollipops. Colorful objects transferring energy push and pull on one another and on the earth to animate and make it work. Structured mostly with sports items, it serves equally well as a plaything, science kit, technology trainer, and executive toy.
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Patents # US 6443736 & 6969260 © 2006 R. W. Lally (Bob) |
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Model212A Lollipop Eneractor™
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