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This is like one of those machines in fairgrounds and amusement arcades which you put a coin in and can then control a grab claw on the end of an arm to pick up a toy, which you then win. However this is a big version suspended from the middle of the ceiling, capable of reaching into every corner of
a room, and controlled from a panel near the door.
You'll never have to tell your children to tidy up their rooms again.
[Edit - clarification: - because this makes the job of room-tidying fun, not because your children will live in fear of the giant grabby arm].
Just like this, but bigger
http://www.red5.co....abber-2-pr-156.html
[hippo, Nov 28 2008]
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Hippo: How many kids do you have ? [-] |
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Hmm - re-reading this idea I see it is capable of misinterpretation. The giant grabby arm is designed for children to use, and to make the job of
room-tidying fun. It was not meant to be a punishment, chasing them round the room snapping at their heels as they scream in terror. |
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You better edit the main idea.. I dont think people
will look into every anno before voting. Flipping to
[+]. And quite a misinterpretable description *that*
was. Wheew. |
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I like the punishment version. "No one can escape the Long Arm of The Claw." |
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//It was not meant to be a punishment,//
But I'll lay money on the fact that [8/7] prefers that interpretation. |
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excellent, [mary poppins] I mean [hippo] |
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// You'll never have to tell your children to tidy up their
rooms again. // |
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Of course it can also be used to take toys out of the toy
box. Getting them to use it to put them back could still be
an issue. |
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Then of course there is the problem: "Mommy Jimmy is
picking me up with the claw. Mommy Jimmy is picking his
nose with the claw. Mommy Jimmy is ... " |
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May work better if you only have one child. But it still
deserves a bun for the thought. |
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...the cat's just never been the same. |
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Issue a standing invitation: neighbourhood kids
can come over after playtime to see if they can
grab any stray toys. |
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//You'll never have to tell your children to tidy up
their rooms again.// |
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But much like the rigged versions in the carnivals and arcades, the kids will never actually pick up *anything*... |
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//rigged versions in the carnivals and arcades// Yes, those robot equivalents of the wet-fished handshake - never have I ever seen anything emerge from one of those twinkling bins of temptation. |
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