You might be able to buy a Tilt-A-Whirl for $29,000.

(The rides at Coney Island amusement park Astroland turned up for sale on the Web, available after Labor Day, but there may be a change of heart. The whole saga is at Gowanus Lounge..)

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It's Lewis Carroll surreal, big whirling baby buggies, and the motion... Wikipedia:

The Tilt-A-Whirl is a platform-type ride, consisting of seven freely-spinning cars that hold four riders each, which are attached at fixed pivot points on a rotating platform. As the platform revolves, parts of the platform are raised and lowered, and the resulting centrifugal and gravitational forces on the cars cause them to randomly spin in different directions and at variable speeds. The weight of passengers in these cars may intensify or dampen the spinning motion of the cars, adding to the random nature of the motion. Mathematicians call this random nature chaotic motion.

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Entrance to the Tilt-A-Whirl at the late Rocky Point in Warwick.

Tilt-A-Whirl was my favorite ride at Rocky Point.

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Sometimes you fly. Literally spin out, and lift. Grab that mousetrap hammer in your lap and hold on tight. With its sudden centrifugal loops and whoops, Tilt-A-Whirl seems a better metaphor for an interesting life than a roller coaster.

Bonus: The premiere of David Bettencourt's movie, You Must Be This Tall - The Story of Rocky Point, is set for Sept. 7 at the Stadium Theater in Woonsocket. Recent projo story: Viewers get a glimpse of Rocky Point’s rise and fall

Why not: Color & Design Blog: Butterflies

Bummah: The State of Women Technology Leaders. Numbers decline, working harder, feeling alone. At CIO mag:

The number of female IT leaders is on the decline. The number of women in IT leadership positions (CIO, CTO, VP, etc.) has steadily declined from a high of 15 percent in 2004 to 12 percent in 2007.