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I believe there were also cranes in the omsi exhibition about building for young children, sorry I don't remember the name. It was very popular when we had it here.
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On Oct 26, 2012, at 2:11 PM, Martin Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Off the top of my head make the crane visitor operated. This will be the
> best thing since sliced bread for your visitors. Many years ago we had an
> exhibition called Big Machines which featured visitor operated construction
> machinery. I was not at the Hall then and only heard about it. Maybe some
> of my colleagues who were here will chime in.
>
> Martin
>
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Tina Wirt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Hi all. We are looking to begin a project on custom cranes (the
>> construction
>> type.not the animal type) and I am curious to get some input on the
>> following topics:
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>> If your museum was interested in adding a crane to your exhibit collection,
>> what type of interactives or movement would you like to see? Vertical
>> movement, Horizontal movement, base rotation...
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>> If your museum currently has a crane, can you provide any pro's or con's
>> for
>> the activities it offers or problems you have been faced with which have
>> ultimately lead to eliminating tasks or movements in order to eliminate
>> safety factors or have easier maintainability.
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>> If there are any other comments in regards to cranes in the museum
>> environment, I would be interested in those as well.
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>> Thanks!
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>> Tina M. Wirt
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>> Director
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>> Explorabotics
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>> www.explorabotics.com
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