This last week as been a good one for The Monkey. He celebrated is 3rd Birthday and sort of learned who the Easter Bunny is. With those two events he received some pretty cool gifts.
The first being Haba's Block and Tackle. For those non-physics types, like myself, a Block and Tackle "is a device for lifting weights where a rope or chain is threaded over pulley wheels. If the upper 'pulley' is loose, the power needed to is merely the weight of the object, divided by the number of ropes caring the weight." That means that this little wooden toy can lift up to 350 pounds. Pretty cool. What was funny, was when The Monkey opened the gift, we were all trying to show him how it can lift a basket full of blocks, but Tom wouldn't have that. He grabbed our friend's wooden chair to show The Monkey this law of physics. It has evolved from that wooden chair, to a five gallon bucket filled with various objects, to, as you can see, The Monkey himself sitting in his car. I'm so thankful we have insurance.
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