Hi Can someone please resend the details for purchase, of the ball, I told a friend in the states about it, but cannot find the webb details, as they are finding it very hard to locate the item.
Many thanks Chris P. At 17:50 05/01/2006, you wrote: >Speaking of which, has anyone actually purchased this ball? Any idea on the >price? >It doesn't sound bad, but I'd love a discription of it. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "FigureInTheCloak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:02 AM >Subject: Re: audyssey: Braille Rubik's Cube > > > > Hey cool! > > > > That was really nice of him! For some reason, I like that better than the > > braille ball thing that Walmart is selling, although I might just get it > > too. I like the fact that it's a full, six-sided cube and is a pattern > > like > > a dice instead of kuky numbers or whatever the Walmart one is. That's > > just > > so "toy for the blind", and this is much more like an equivalent to what > > sighted people play. > > > > LOL You don't suppose he could make more of them, do you? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Phil Vlasak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 4:11 PM > > Subject: audyssey: Braille Rubik's Cube > > > > > >> Hi Folks, > >> A sighted friend made us a Braille Rubik's Cube for Christmas. > >> He used round head carpet tacks nailed into a standard cube. > >> Unfortunately he also used the dot pattern he found on a Braille dice so > >> put > >> one dot in the center of each of the first side's 9 blocks. > >> And put six dots in the sixth side. > >> I thanked him for doing it but suggested a different pattern would be > >> better. > >> This is because his two and three felt the same except for the center > >> dot. > >> It was also harder for me to feel the difference between the five and six > >> than that of the others. > >> > >> Here are some of my suggestions: > >> 1. no marks on the first side. > >> 2. one dot centered on the second side. > >> 3. three dots in a diagonal on the third side. > >> 4. four dots in a wide set square pattern on the forth side. > >> 5. four dots in a narrow set diamond pattern on the fifth side. > >> 6. five dots in an X pattern on the sixth side. > >> This way he would use less carpet tacks and each pattern would have more > >> of > >> a distinct outside shape. > >> > >> Other suggestions are to use a heavy metal staple as a bar or a round > >> washer > >> as a ring. > >> Or to use a small round carpet tack for side two and then a large square > >> tack for side three. > >> > >> Has anyone worked out the best patterns for a blind person to feel? > >> Phil > >> > >> > >> > >> to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. > >> Yahoo! Groups Links > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindgamers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
