Re: rotating space station

[Joel Rauber <Joel_Rauber@SDSTATE.EDU>]

Doug,

What do you mean by a "core" type area?? Is this what I'd call an
inner-city
type area?

Joel Rauber
Joel_Rauber@sdstate.edu


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>
> > > Annually I would take my physics class to the playground for a full
> period
> > > of playing ball on the MGR.
> >
> > If only I could do the same!  As far as I can determine,
> there are NO
> > MGR's at local playgrounds in this area.  Must be considered unsafe
> > and therefore a liability to the city or something.
>
> Social commentary:
>
> I did a 7000 km drive through western Canada this summer and
> frequently
> was looking out for playgrounds for the kids.  My experience
> was that in
> most places one was most likely to find a MGR (plus "real" monkey bars
> and other things that reminded me of the playgrounds I grew up with)
> when going to the playgrounds in "core" type areas.
>
> \_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\
>
> Doug Craigen
>           http://www.dctech.com/physics/about_dc.html