Marmelbahnen
English translation: Marble run / marble track
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|  Selected response from: glinchey United States Local time: 22:42 | |||
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| 5 | marble tower |
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| 4 +1 | Marble run / marble track |
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marble tower Explanation: We call this fun toy marble tower or marble run here in the US. |
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marble tower Explanation: We call this fun toy marble tower or marble run. |
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peer agreement (net): +1Marble run / marble track Explanation: Found interesting links to this game, here is an excerpt of one of them: What is a Rolling Ball Sculpture? There are marble runs made of wood in many play-rooms. The marbles run down crossing from left to right and back. How it goes, you may change an easy matter into a complicated one! One or more balls follow one or more paths, rolling and falling down to the bottom. Depending on the type the balls actuate mechanical (or electronical) effects. Rolling Ball Sculptures are an attraction. People of any age stop and watch the rolling balls very closely and quite often for a long time. It seems to be very fascinating, to get to the bottom of the dynamic of motions, actions and effects, which are caused by the balls. And finally my short definition: Rolling Ball Sculptures are devices which use the gravitiy of balls to interprete movement. The most simple ball run is the trace, which is defined by a falling ball. www.kugelbahn.ch/3_link_toys.htm - 13k www.cuboro.ch/ - 8k Cuboro is not a conventional marble track. It is a construction toy that lets you create your own labyrinth. http://www.oh-toys.com/ good luck, Britta B. see above |
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