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Tired of following your toddler around lest he tries to imitate the
monkey on TV from top of the sofa, or try to do a backflip after
watching Kungfu Panda? Enter Toddler Crane, a fall protection
system that follows your toddler anywhere in the (one) room. Ever
seen the 2D four rail crane systems?
Ok it is the same. Now excuse
me as I go back to my babysitting job.
You could use one of these
Giant_20grabby_20arm
[hippo, Nov 18 2013]
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All the harm of helicopter parenting with none of the
benefits... |
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I did think it could have risks but seemed a good idea at the
moment. Maybe the kid can really learn how to backflip
tho. |
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I think kids should be kept in a habitrail system of tunnels. |
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There was once an idea from '02 or so called Counter-Ballance World that would be an excellent toddler-watcher-er. |
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House wide jolly-jumper. (+) |
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Combine it with a retractible lanyard and you're onto something. We use these things for fall restraint/arrest work - it's very much like a seatbelt retractor but certified and rated and such. Normal movement is fine, but sudden or rapid movement locks it out stopping you from falling. This way the little tyke can't fall from the top of the cupboard and strike the bench either - you just can't fall any distance at all. Being spring retracted, you don't get big loops that you can get caught in and hang, like [21Q] is worried about. |
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The only trick will be to get the trolley/arm friction low enough that the kid can wander around and have the trolley follow overhead at all times, without the spring tension needing to be so strong as to restrict movement/pick the kid up. |
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Not that I think this is a good way to raise kids, but the engineering is interesting.... |
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I think you were meant to read that into //Hmmmm .....//. |
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