< Magnetic Air Hocket >

The Air Hockey table will be constructed just as a regular Air Hockey table. The paddles and puck will have a strong magnetic center.
Children 6+ will play similar to regular Air Hockey, but the replusion should be great enough that physical contact should be minimal.
The main physical concept demonstrated is the magnetic force and how its field influence particles.
The construction costs would be rather high as the Rare Earth Magnets are rather expensive, and as such, would likely only be pair with a quality table. The paddles would have to be large enough that they couldn't be swallowed and have the magnets cause internal damage.

Toy concept 1 | Toy concept 3 Jeff Bizzak
Carnegie Mellon University
February 2nd, 2009