Rich Civic Times
Bryan Stringham son of Mark and Kathy Stringham has always been a favorite son of Garden City. He is now working on a Ph.D in Engineering at BYU and has come up with a fun product that boggles the mind. Literally.
I've been trying to figure out what on earth this spidery, weird thing was sort of absent- mindedly. So I went to their web page (Website: www.magtrax.co) and it looks like interesting fun and it doesn't take up floor space.
It's a marble racer... you buy tracks in several different configurations and with a putty that does not damage walls you put metal plates on the wall, build a track and then race your marbles. Or you can use them as magnets on a refrigerator without the putty. Every child or adult can now make a Rube Goldberg machine on their own.
Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDpybOel47Y to see how it works.
Bryan Stringham said. “One of the challenges I’ve seen for myself and friends from this pandemic we’re in is that it’s much harder to get out and do things and too easy to just waste a bunch of time in front of our screens, whether they be phones, tablets, or TVs.
My hope is that MagTrax will provide one fun way to curb reliance on screens for entertainment and do it in a way that encourages creativity while also being exciting as kids and even adults create a track that works and looks awesome. "
"Some people might think that saying it’s for adults as well as kids is just a marketing ploy, but to them I would say, ‘I dare you to try it.’ It is incredibly satisfying and a little addictive to build a crazy cool track, and you really have to work hard not to find yourself taking over from the kids as you’re building a track together.”
Because it is considered a STEM toy, it can be eligible for use with COVID 19 educational funding .
It can be pre ordered at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bryans/magtrax-mind-blowing-magnetic-marble-tracks?ref=csqg1t
Instagram handle: @Mag.Trax
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVHm6dZMjqwu7vBhgWk6_A
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