The original photo is here is a pale imitation. The OG you're looking for is The Rollercoaster by Anatex Enterprises (of Los Angeles, CA).
Five unique, color differentiated wires of balls out, rail-riding, gravity-driven wooden bead mayhem. Though the blue wire barely counts. Its banal path is curt and uninspired; clearly an afterthought in both design and execution. F-tier. Green and orange make the entire experience worth it though.
I remember being 13 years old in the doctor’s waiting room feeling awkward for wanting to play with it as I thumbed through a boring, 11 year old Reader’s Digest.
Hot take: they intentionally put these in Grown Up places that have a lot of kids so their filthy curious hands only fuck with the shiny blocks, and not with the TV remotes and the fax machines
Hell, I made them. When I was a teenager I worked at a company called Educo that made these. The machines the old guy invented that bent the wires up were crazy.
26 Comments
luthis@lemmy.nz · 77 pts · 2y
This was a key factor in developing my young immune system.
wholeofthemoon@lemmy.world · 47 pts · 2y
Green tasted the best
cdf12345@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y
Tastes
It hasnt changed
neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 67 pts · 2y
The original photo is here is a pale imitation. The OG you're looking for is The Rollercoaster by Anatex Enterprises (of Los Angeles, CA).
Five unique, color differentiated wires of balls out, rail-riding, gravity-driven wooden bead mayhem. Though the blue wire barely counts. Its banal path is curt and uninspired; clearly an afterthought in both design and execution. F-tier. Green and orange make the entire experience worth it though.
luthis@lemmy.nz · 14 pts · 2y
A true connoisseur
ickplant@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
My god, it even has a watermark.
jacktherippah@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Monsieur.
ehrenschwan@feddit.de · 5 pts · 2y
I'm from Germany and I could swear this was the one in the waiting Room of my pediatrician.
son_named_bort@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
That's the one that was at my pediatrician's office. I played with others at other doctor's offices but they weren't quite the same.
i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca · 35 pts · 2y
I remember being 13 years old in the doctor’s waiting room feeling awkward for wanting to play with it as I thumbed through a boring, 11 year old Reader’s Digest.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 2y
Pediatric Dentists:
I’ll take one of those roll coaster things and a box of small toys you can choke on. Gimme a couple of those old Highlights magazines too.
saltnotsugar@lemm.ee · 31 pts · 2y
This was the original rollercoaster tycoon game.
MossyFeathers@pawb.social · 7 pts · 2y
When I was a kid I loved pretending the blocks were rollercoaster trains. I also loved rollercoaster tycoon, so that's spot-on.
starman2112@sh.itjust.works · 28 pts · 2y
Hot take: they intentionally put these in Grown Up places that have a lot of kids so their filthy curious hands only fuck with the shiny blocks, and not with the TV remotes and the fax machines
abbadon420@lemm.ee · 28 pts · 2y
I bought on of these, but my kids never played with it. However, at the pediatrician's, it was the most interesting thing ever to them
lunarul@lemmy.world · 44 pts · 2y
It was the most interesting thing in the waiting room. Not the most interesting thing in your house. I'd say that's a good thing.
ddkman@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
It is also a good demonstration how realtive our happyness is. It is all about expectations.
shasta@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Gotta make them more unhappy so they can appreciate the little things
ddkman@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
I mean somethimes for modern western people, putting things into perspective WOULD actually help.
Poayjay@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
They only liked the one that was covered in sick kid germs.
CubbyTustard@reddthat.com · 20 pts · 2y
ikidd@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
Hell, I made them. When I was a teenager I worked at a company called Educo that made these. The machines the old guy invented that bent the wires up were crazy.
FQQD@feddit.de · 10 pts · 2y
I think those are actually crazy expensive
assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Gotta ensure you have repeat customers
Drusas@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
Only at the pediatrician's office.
heyitsmikey128@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Who didn't play with one like when? Like ever? Or just today?
ickplant@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Ever... bonus points if you played with one today.