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Re: Donation Boxes
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Nina Simon <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:28:06 -0700
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I feel compelled to share the story of the best donation box I've ever  
seen.  It's a low-budget, down and dirty version of the automata-based  
donation boxes that Tim Hunkin designs, and it lives at the Machine  
Project in LA.  It has no sign.

Near the entrance, there is a clear tube hanging down from the  
ceiling.  It is hooked to a series of tubes along the ceiling, and  
eventually, to a hidden shopvac.  You can put your hand up to the tube  
with a dollar in hand, and it will happily suck it up and across the  
room, to a cone in which a dollar tornado delightfully spins, like a  
higher-yield coin spinning vortex exhibit.

Here's a picture of the cone with the shopvac off.  Note the  
proliferation of dollars!
http://skitch.com/ninaksimon/nye3f/donation-cone

Nina


Nina Simon
Museum 2.0 - www.museumtwo.com

831.331.5460
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1040 Mystery Spot Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
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On Sep 22, 2009, at 3:12 PM, John Kelton wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology  
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> If you have a donation box in your lobby, please share your label  
> text with
> the list. i.e. "Donations gladly accepted"
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Kelton
>
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