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Old 09-08-2009, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by RC - Ryder,Sep 8 2009, 07:39 PM
I often wondered what happened to retired engineers. I've heard they return to normal.
I don't think so, but I'm hoping . . .
Old 09-09-2009, 02:53 AM
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^ Never mind... The +1 has an engineering mentality from his years as a nuclear submarine captain. But he's managed to curb it pretty successfully.

I just notice the title says "Retied Engineers". I think he might go for that!
Old 09-09-2009, 05:49 AM
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[QUOTE=Kyras,Sep 8 2009, 05:39 PM]I didn't think a Slinky was reliable enough to go down the stairs.
Old 09-09-2009, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by plantpixie,Sep 9 2009, 06:49 AM
WHAT? How is that possible?
Well, I didn't live in a 2 story house so I couldn't practice. Why, Barbara? Could you get them to work on stairs?
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^^^
We played with them all the time ... the cats were not amused.
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^Yeah, but did you ever get them to go down stairs like in the video?
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I never could. They always flipped over sideways and just rolled down the steps.

Maybe the stairs in the house I grew up in were the wrong height or width....

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I'm with Patty and Jonas. The slinky was not a reliable stair descender.
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I had one as a kid that worked, but not as well as the one in this video.
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Originally Posted by Kyras,Sep 9 2009, 10:10 AM
^Yeah, but did you ever get them to go down stairs like in the video?


Yes, how else do you play with them? Oh, I guess we did let them walk back and forth on our palms.
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