How do you bring electricity and light to children who live half their lives in complete darkness, and their entire lives in abject poverty? Empower Playgrounds is a nonprofit that has come up with an ...

Yes. I just posted about MythBusters. However, I thought this would be an appropriate time to also talk about the physics involved with the "shoot the merry go round" myth. The basic idea of the myth ...

At first glance, a merry-go-round that generates electricity appears to be a charming idea. But Empower Playgrounds President, Ben Markham, came up with the idea in 2006 during an 18-month stint ...

When I was a kid in the play park I wanted to go higher, faster and farther than everyone else. Always pushing the swings that little bit harder, bouncing that little bit higher on the trampoline or ...

It seems crazy videos like this are becoming more popular. What a great idea. If you can't spin a merry go round just with your feet, put your scooter on it. Merry go rounds are on their way out of ...

Disneyland turned 60 this summer and to honor the event the park is currently hosting a massive Diamond Celebration that kicked off in May. I visited The Happiest Place on Earth a couple of months ago ...