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G'morning guys. Here's a weird request. One of my friends described an exercise machine to me and asked me to look it up on the net for him. The problem is I find nothing that match his description. Maybe someone here can help.

You stand inside a sort of drum with your feet in two holes. There are about three metal bars above this drum and I think around it as well, in a cricular shape. Appartly you can flip upside down and spin around in all weird positions. The image that comes to mind for me is the centrifuge machine that NASA use for astronauts.

This is not much to go on, but if you have any inclination as to what the hell he's looking for, please let me know.

Thanks.

Sound like one of those things you see at funfairs. I have no clue what is called though.

It's like a circle inside or a cicle that spins on it's own axis aswell as the outer cirlces one. You must of seen them before.

I've seen one, but Google don't work well on drawings. I need some name or other to search for.

Well i have no clue on what the name is Sorry Y0da

are you looking for a Multi Axis Trainer?

Kronos, you're a star! That's the bloody thing. Any Idea where he can buy one?

NASA?

Don't really Know, Maybe from some Engineering Company who makes this type of machine?

It is as Kronos says! Also known as a gyroscope excerciser, don't have a pic but have seen one at Canal walk, I would hazard a guess and think it would be very expensive. A little info here, maybe he could email them?

http://www.entertainmentuk.com/index.ph ... goryID=227

Another one with a picture and some pricing!



http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/pg82s95.html