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2. Roundabout (play) - Wikipedia

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   The names roundabout, merry-go-round, and carousel are also used, in varying dialects, to refer to a distinct fair or amusement park ride. Innovation [ edit ] An inventor, Ronnie Stuiver , devised a pump powered by a turning children's roundabout, which premiered at an agricultural show in KwaZulu-Natal in 1989. [2]

3. List of amusement rides - Wikipedia

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   It was debuted at the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair, under the name "Cyclo Tower". 2003 Disk'O: The Disk'O (also known as Skater or Surf's Up) is a type of flat ride manufactured by Zamperla of Italy. The ride is a larger version of a Rockin' Tug, also manufactured by Zamperla. c.1910 Devil's wheel: 1943 Double Shot: Drop tower: 1972 Enterprise ...

4. Rumpelstiltskin - Wikipedia

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   English Fairy Tales. " Rumpelstiltskin " ( / ˌrʌmpəlˈstɪltskɪn / RUMP-əl-STILT-skin; [1] German: Rumpelstilzchen pronounced [ʁʊmpl̩ʃtiːltsçn̩]) is a German fairy tale [2] collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales. [2] The story is about an imp who spins straw into gold in exchange for a ...

5. Zoetrope - Wikipedia

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   The name zoetrope was composed from the Greek root words ζωή zoe, "life" and τρόπος tropos, "turning" as a translation of "wheel of life". The term soetrope was coined by inventor William E. Lincoln. Technology. The zoetrope consists of a cylinder with cuts vertically in the sides.

6. Wheel - Wikipedia

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   Wheel. An early wheel made of a solid piece of wood. A wheel is a rotating component (typically circular in shape) that is intended to turn on an axle bearing. The wheel is one of the key components of the wheel and axle which is one of the six simple machines. Wheels, in conjunction with axles, allow heavy objects to be moved easily ...

7. Phenakistiscope - Wikipedia

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   A family viewing animations in a mirror through the slits of stroboscopic discs (detail of an illustration by E. Schule on the box label for Magic Disk - Disques Magiques, c. 1833) The phenakistiscope (also known by the spellings phénakisticope or phenakistoscope) was the first widespread animation device that created a fluent illusion of motion.