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== Brainstorms ==
Note: The list below will be moved to an appropriate page, as categories become apparent during the day.

===Things we think that would be cool to put in the box ===
groundrules: no stupid ideas, no shooting stuff down - Brainstorm at MNN

* velociraptor
* things that are inflatable
* solar panels
* screwdrivers
* replacement parts/XOs
* DOAs to take apart?
* a pony
* GPS, radios
* sensors (from MIT lab?)
* fidgets
* big LCD
* leds
* protoboards
* circuit parts
* swords
* donuts
* magnets
* speaker wire
* duct tape!
* magic plastic (Friendly Plastic)
* Sculpy
* gum arabic
* magic tricks
* USB keys
* rifle barrels
* deer gun
* the philosopher's stone
* mercury
* (no mercury - nlee)
* sun dial
* flags
* knitting supplies
* sticks
* (references to Monty Python)
* hats
* multimeter
* solder iron
* sparklers
* pizza
* candies
* triops
* sea monkeys
* seeds (noninvasive - garden?)

===What would be cool to be able to learn to do with stuff in this box===
* repairs
* connect to net
* get power
* math, language, music - how to make fit local curriculum?
* literacy
* geography
* encryption
* fractals
* photography
* drawing
* astronomy
* weather
* agriculture/botany/animal husbandry
* health/medicine
* romance
* cooking! (note: transcriber likes food :D)
* paleontology/archaeology
* sociology
* magic
* Open source propoganda
* alchemy
* religion
* how to argue with adults
* environment happy - greennness
* safety stuff
* lab experiment videos 
* CD drive
* diversity training
* cultural learning
* voodoo/ the zombie apocalypse (Mel says it's an important step towards cultural understanding)

===NO list===
* serial killers
* velociraptors (but useful in math education!)
* non biodegradable materials
* invasive plant species
* sword
* radiation
* lead
* cigarettes
* poison
* alcohohl
* DVDs with preset lectures (lecture dvds of boredom)
* rabid wolf
* children
* whip/rod
* airplane stoppy things
* alive things