Wireless cup-and-string communicator


	Wireless cup-and-string communicator

silentsignals

11-17-2006 12:21 PM

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wireless, telecommunication, toys, gadgets

silentsignals says:

it's a cool new spin on an old idea

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11-17-2006 12:30 PM

adamc

Wow these are a little cooler than the ones we made in first grade.

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