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Hi guys!
I have a really strange question, and I thought maybe someone here would know. About a minute into the video for Dare to be Stupid, there is a three-second clip of a video that looks like it's from the sixties. People are using this contraption that looks like two huge Hula-Hoops parallel to each other, held together by cross-beams. They're standing in the center holding on to the braces and spinning around. I know that description makes no sense, but I was hoping someone here has seen the video and knows what the heck those things are called. Seriously! This is driving me nuts; no one I know has any idea what I'm talking about, and I can't find a picture unless I can figure out what it's called.
As you may have guessed, I am now on a mission to find one of these things. They look like a blast!
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I don't know what they are called, but they were a real thing. My guess is that the footage is from the old Movie Newsreels.

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Post by Driew_La_27 »

SailorBarsoom @ Mar 22 2004, 03:47 PM wrote: but I was hoping someone here has seen the video and knows what the heck those things are called.
Sorry, us crazed Al fans have never seen that video. :P

Just kidding. I know what you're talking about, but I don't know what it is. I'm only 15. ;)
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I've seen them before but I don't know anything about them.
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Post by Orthography Enthusiast »

I have no idea what those things are called. The only time I've seen them is in Al's video.
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I don't know what they're called either. This sounds like one for Dr. Dad!
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I think it's called a human gyroscope. you can see one here.
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I don't think that's exactly the same thing; the human gyroscope appears to be suspended while the contraptions in the video freely rolled about the ground.
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Post by algonacchick »

No, that's not it, but that is cool! It looks more like two giant metal hoops that are parellel to each other, connected by straight metal rods. *I just watched the video* I can't do screen captures on my compy anymore, so I can't show you. If anyone can, please help us!

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