Goat Toy Day 7

blaineg posted some pics said Thu, Mar 7th 2019 at 7:35am ET

I’m not sure if this one is back, or it never went away. Wikipedia says the original is the Whee-lo, from 1953. Other names include Magnet Space Wheel or Magnetic Gyro Wheel Rail Twirler. Probably a zillion others too.

Of course the modern tweak is LEDs. Though I’m sure I remember one that gave off sparks.

imgur.com/xcpNXHZ

And there are variations with bumpy rails.

Or circular rails.

Important play tip from Wikipedia:

A plastic piece at one end of the track serves as both a handhold for the toy and an adjustable slider to position the width of the track. The narrower the track, the faster the wheel goes, because the axle is thicker in the middle and you get more distance per each rotation of the wheel. Widen the track, and the wheel goes slower.

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sammydog01 said Thu, Mar 7th 2019 at 9:06am ET:

Those were awesome toys! Simple and inexpensive! My kids would never play with them.

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- MEALS! DEALS! EELS! AWESOME!
  
  mediocrebot said Thu, Mar 7th 2019 at 9:06am ET
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lseeber said Thu, Mar 7th 2019 at 10:57am ET:

Oh yeah… they were da bomb!

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shahnm said Fri, Mar 8th 2019 at 12:18am ET:

I had one of those - put quite a few hours on it! That was one of those toys for which my parents actually got their money’s worth. Man I was bored as a kid…

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duodec said Fri, Mar 8th 2019 at 12:20am ET:

I won one at our grade school carnival; it really was a lot of fun.

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