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I had to wheel a pram containing a baby recently. It
occurred to me that the motion of the wheel axles could
be deployed to rotate a series of pin wheels, similar to
the ones used in jewellery boxes to produce continuous
music.
Here's how this idea works: There is more than
enough room
on the axles on the type of pram (where
the wheels are connected in this way) to accommodate
ten pin wheels on each axle along with their combs that
generate the sound. (see link if you don't understand
how these work)
On the handlebars of the pram, a selector enables any of
the 20 music generating pin wheels to be activated so
that the pram is not playing the same tune over and over
again. Baby is treated to the sound of the lullaby via
some speakers embedded under the carrying area.
Lullaby Baby Pram is also capable of playing pin wheel
versions of any particular tune of choice as these can be
ordered and easily slotted into place on the axles. This
means that for those so inclined, jewellery box versions
of Black Sabbath may also be played, along with the
traditional lullabies as you stroll along.
As the lover of a great variety of trashy tracks, I'm
looking forward to treating my friend's new baby to
music box style renditions of George Formby's Greatest
hits.
https://www.youtube...watch?v=COty6_oDEkk
how the pin wheel mechanism works [xenzag, Dec 05 2021]
[link]
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Nice! I like the "old school mechanism" of it. Of course, this
being the 21st century, most people will expect a small
generator in the wheel hub powering a connected device or
bluetooth speakers... |
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They will, but this is better. |
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Goddammit, I can't find the George Formby Bacon Fax
Machine on the Internet Archive. RIP blank bacon. |
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Was it one of Tindale's?.... rem he deleted his
entire account. Damn! |
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