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Martin Eyles  
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 More options 9 Nov 2002, 20:20
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From: "Martin Eyles" <martin.ey...@bigfoot.removethis.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 20:23:57 -0000
Local: Sat 9 Nov 2002 20:23
Subject: Re: Tiny Planets
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RjY squiggled:

> Okay get this. Has anyone seen this programme, Tiny Planets? It's
> about five minutes long, it's on every day at like quarter to four on
> CITV.

> There's these two little guys, right, named Bing and Bong, although I
> don't know which is which.

> So they go off in this sofa which is attached to their home by a long
> piece of elastic, and they fly through space and when they reach the
> place they've aimed at they harpoon themselves to it. Then they jump
> off onto some little planety thing and, after messing about for
> around a minute or so, they fix something, for no real reason.

they're heros of the universe (as the theme song says), that should be
reason enough

> Then then leave. This involves getting back into the sofa and cutting
> the rope that attaches them, and then they hurtle backwards, get back
> home and go to bed.

I saw it a few times when I was a lazy masters student, and also in the
limbo period waiting to do my PhD. The best one I saw was the  one with
a see-saw and levers, where they tried to use the see-saw and couldn't
because one was bigger, then tried lifting something, discovered that
the lever allowed them to move things easier or harder depending on
where they put the rock pivot. Then they got on the see saw, but with
the little one nearer the middle, and see-sawed away happily, before
going home. It was beautiful and fun, and showed simple physics in a
great way, and one that kids could understand too. Fantastic. Really
Great Program!!! :-)

ME

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Martin Eyles
http://martineyles.tk


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