[email protected] wrote:
>Could some expert here tell me from what era / time this antique
>Chinese Staircase Toy is.
>Thank You ...
>http://www.jumpingpixels.com/chinatoy.html
My brain is tired. Could someone please tell me HOW this works?
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Alex -- Replace "nospam" with "mail" to reply by email. Checked infrequently.
It sounded awfully tinny. Maybe it's a windup toy.
Steve A wrote:
> I haven't seen this, but my best guess is that there are marbles or ball
> bearings that roll inside of the two tubes that just barely cause the
> flip. Inertia keeps it moving long enough for the ball bearings to roll
> downhill, causing it to flip again.