Hi Chris! Here Ya Go! Game On! Sly! http://www.braillegifts.com/site/881220/product/K-Ball ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:30 PM Subject: Re: audyssey: Braille Rubik's Cube
> 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 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/
