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I am amazed that my 11-month old daughter wasn't
born with a drum, some bunny ears, and a pair of
sunglasses. To keep her contained and entertained is a
feat.
This gate-enclosed treadmill has been verified to not
have pinch points, and depending on the amount of
power available at your substation,
should spin fast
enough to keep up with a crawling baby for as long as
they want to go.
Shuts off when no crawling is detected.
Stairclimber still in development.
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The "wear out the baby" so we can get some sleep setting. |
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Why doesn't this exist already |
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Radford Steel you are a pure genius! |
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My grandfather (on my dad's side) made a treadmill for me. Cheers granddad. |
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Nearly ended up blummin' Russian cos of him and his dad. They went over to see the Worker's Paradise in the 1920's, luckily they came back. |
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//Stairclimber still in development// |
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Probably because they discovered that the "Worker's Paradise" was
nowhere to be found. |
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// difficult to contain // |
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Empty, clean oil drum. Pop child in; can't climb out. |
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Excellent idea. Wear the babes out. Yay. |
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I have trouble coping with the fact that my daughter is fifteen now. |
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I remember those infant days like they were just yesterday. Of course every other day seems like yesterday... but that is completely beside the point, and I'll just shut up now. (+) |
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I always figured an oversized stainless steel wok design
would make a good playpen. Have a drain at the low point,
keep the kid naked for the occasional hosing down and
you're good to go. |
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^ Highly marketable product. Fabricate in 18/8 SS. |
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I could have used one of these a long time ago. + |
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For yourself, your progeny, or your grandparents? |
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How long before someone tries to make it an energy source? |
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2 Axis treadmills are surprisingly difficult to design. You're
probably better off with a hamster ball/track ball sort of
design. |
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//How long before someone tries to make it an energy source |
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Sort of been done, somewhere in Africa, they dug out a new well, and the pump mechanism was a merry-go-round..presumably the gearing was low... |
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Babies crawl to learn about the world, not about a treadmill. This will lead to adults which spin along on their home-trainers, socialize with the TV set and are lost when the escalator stops running. This is for people who put a leash on their toddlers. [-] |
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[+] I thought this would be a chipmunk running wheel. |
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Jeez, she can't even walk, and you want her to balance on top of a hamster ball... |
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Leashes should never be placed on children. Whenever I would go out to the chicken coop to refill my daughter's formula bowl, I would find her with a chicken feather in her mouth and her leash tangled up around a fencepost. Clearly this wasn't a good idea. My effort to protect the chickens with electric fencing didn't fare any better-- but lately the scars are fading, and if I dress her up in the right patterns of plaid it goes quite well. |
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It occurs to me that we've already solved this problem with the Halfbaker'ys exclusive Roaming Goldfish Bowl Technology. Finding a baby-sized wetsuit and oxygen mask that sufficiently adapts the mechanics of crawling to propelling a tailfin could take some time though. |
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