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A little trivia question.
Who knows when, where kaleidoscopes were invented and by whom.

#kaleidescopes #invention #inventor
dbaecht 5 Feb 6
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Level 6

Wikipedia says there was history back to 1558.

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Level 9

Whut??? no alien connection?

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Level 6

Well curiosity killed this kitten...

Coined in 1817 by Scottish (@btroje you were close) by Scottish inventor David Brewster, "kaleidoscope" is derived from the Ancient Greek "beautiful, beauty that which is seen: from shape"

Now I want to go out and buy one! @KKGator I agree they are cool AF.

Nena Level 6 Feb 6, 2018
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absolutely correct Nena. I spent my childhood years enjoying this simple wonders of optical wizardry.[ I must make one for my granddaughter, good idea. THANKS.

@madmac I was ready to run off and buy one myself...but seeing other posts...I might take a crack at making my own. 😉

@dbaecht So do I get bonus points? LOL
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Level 5

not sure either, but I made a crude one for the grand kids years ago with aluminum foil and a paper towel roller and a couple other things. found instructions online.

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Level 8

I don't know, but a pretty nice invention...

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Level 9

wild guess a German but no more than that

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Level 9

No idea, but I've always thought they were cool AF.

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Level 9

newton?

probably china.
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