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That is an awesome donation box!

On Sep 22, 2009, at 9:28 PM, Nina Simon wrote:

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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.
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> 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
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> Nina
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> On Sep 22, 2009, at 3:12 PM, John Kelton wrote:
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>> If you have a donation box in your lobby, please share your label  
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>> Thanks,
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>> John Kelton
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