How to grab a prize at the claw machine
Because all parents, sooner or later, are subjected to whining and begging for change for the claw machine*. And because all kids feel they are the ones who won't get duped. And because that fluffy panda perched right on top is soooo cute.
How to win a prize at the claw machine [Lifehacker]
* I've never given in to said whining, and I don't intend to. But someone will someday -- a grandparent, an allowance-flush pal -- and I want my child to be armed with information.
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I did this a year or so ago without thinking and it was a huge mistake! Of course I missed getting the Care Bear at the top of the pile, and AJ was severely traumatized to the point where for weeks afterward she would ask out of the blue: "why didn't that claw grab the care bear I wanted?"
Posted by: Phil | 04 June 2006 at 04:34 PM
NPR did a story on an engineer who figured out how to win these: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5061866
Posted by: Gary | 05 June 2006 at 02:40 PM