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Wow, that is a conceptual shift. Thanks for the info. I know this sounds
pathetic, but I think we are thinking about super low tech pre-fab
Rand type globes with added graphics to show migration routes of people to
California during the Gold Rush.
Mary Jo

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Tom Nielsen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Hi Mary Jo,
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> A few years ago I was looking at globes for an exhibit to display where you
> would arrive if you dug a hole directly through the center of the earth and
> came out the other side -- the question Alice asks herself as she is falling
> down the rabbit hole.  We eventually built a contraption with two tiny video
> cameras pointed at the antipodes of a motorized globe that visitors could
> control with two knobs.  It didn't seem to me that any of the globes I could
> find were tough enough for direct manipulation by "public hands" (nice
> description!).  The one candidate we considered was a Cram 12" diameter with
> a "Horizontal Ring Mount" meant for classroom use.  This mount is a simple
> "cradle" device, much studier than the usual gimbals -- but it might be a
> problem that the globe can be simply removed and rolled across the floor!
>  It seems they no longer make that style, but a few dealers seem to have
> them in stock (though they may be out of date geopolitically) :
>
>
> http://shopping.msn.com/prices/cram-12-inch-political-globe-in-horizon-ring-mounting/itemid903276338/?itemtext=itemname:cram-12-inch-political-globe-in-horizon-ring-mounting
>
> One of my favorite globes though is not a globe at all:
>
> http://www.championmap.com/Replogle_Earth2_Globe_p/rg6002.htm
>
>
> good luck,
>
> Tom Nielsen
> The Exhibit Guys
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>
> On Mar 16, 2009, at 12:59 PM, Mary Jo Sutton wrote:
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>> Anyone have experience using a prefabricated globe with visitors on the
>> public floor? What types have you tried? Are they strong enough for public
>> hands? Results Disasters? Any tips?
>> thanks,
>> Mary Jo Sutton
>> Oakland Museum Renovation Project
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