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Timing turns

Sand timing for kids playground

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The situation where kids need to take turns using toys or an activity, which can done only one at a time, is very common and in many cases requires the intervention of an adult. The idea is to place a sand timer near the popular activity and keep a very simple rule: when the activity is occupied and you want to be next all you need to do is flip the sand timer, and as soon as it's over it's you turn.

—	gamb, Mar 24 2004

My version Electroshock_20Turn_20Enforcement_20Toy
...which nobody seemed to like. [riromero, Apr 01 2005]

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A giant sand timer? Filled with yellow sandpit sand?

—	Detly, Mar 24 2004

Why not have a LCD timer display physically in the TOY itself, and the toy will beep when your turn is over.

—	submitinkmonkey, Mar 31 2005

I 'm trying to figure out why this doesn't strike me as an invention, and I have to admit that I can't.

—	Basepair, Mar 31 2005

Thats an awesome idea.

—	JesusHChrist, Apr 01 2005

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