Torofluxus -- way cool

Dburkhead · Post by **Dburkhead** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:12 am

http://www.compfused.com/directlink/468/

I especially like how the spring seems to speed up as the guy turns the hoop.

Blackaby · Post by **Blackaby** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:18 am

I want one.

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:18 am

Physics is fun!

Signore_cristiano · Post by **Signore_cristiano** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:22 am

dburkhead wrote:http://www.compfused.com/directlink/468/

I especially like how the spring seems to speed up as the guy turns the hoop.

i second that

Dburkhead · Post by **Dburkhead** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:23 am

Some online searches showed it apparently available as a toy in Great Britain. Don't know about the US and other places.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:30 am

Science strikes joy into the hearts of many yet again!

Ekolter · Post by **Ekolter** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:39 am

PieceOfSkunk · Post by **PieceOfSkunk** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:36 pm

And of course they give it an obnoxious name like "torofluxus," rather than "cool spinny spring thingy."

Nyke · Post by **Nyke** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:14 pm

o/` To-ro-flux-us. To-ro-flux-us. Everyone loves a torofluxus! o/`

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:27 pm

Aw, it won't let me watch it! But anything that's springy AND spinny has to be cool!

Mr.Bob · Post by **Mr.Bob** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:29 pm

A friend of mine way back when had one of those. But he broke it.

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:46 pm

My brother has something like that in his big bag o' juggling tricks. It's not a slinky, though, but six rings. I used to spend hours seeing how many I could get spinning at once.

Jedster · Post by **Jedster** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:10 pm

*puts on best David Attenborough voice*

And here, we have the <I>einstienius wannabeus</I>, more commonly known as the physics lecturer, in his natural surrounds. You can tell, by the boring shirt-without-tie-but-with-jumper-and-jacket combo, that he is in his element, displaying his best scientific knowledge in an attempt to lure the student of the species into his web of knowledge.

Have to agree, pretty spinning things! Haven't seen them in my local toys 'r' us though... maybe I should invade the physics department, they must do SOMETHING fun like this over there otherwise why would anyone want to go there?

Dburkhead · Post by **Dburkhead** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:17 pm

Jedster wrote:*puts on best David Attenborough voice*
maybe I should invade the physics department, they must do SOMETHING fun like this over there otherwise why would anyone want to go there?

Four words: Van de Graf generator.

Avatar007 · Post by **Avatar007** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:18 pm

dburkhead wrote:Four words: Van de Graf generator.

You forgot three others: with your tongue.

Jedster · Post by **Jedster** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:14 am

Okay, so now there are two reasons to visit a physics department... toooooootaly forgot the Van de Graf. Best thing at school was when you formed a long line and the person at the end always got the biggest shock.

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