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Posts Tagged ‘pinball’

Exploring the physics of pinball at the Chabot Space & Science Center

By Drew Costley | October 3, 2017 | 2
Barrett Harper plays one of the pinball machines on display at the Chabot Space & Science Center's "Art and Science of Pinball" exhibit, which is on display until Sunday, Oct. 22. Barrett visited the exhibit on Sunday, Oct. 1 with her mother, Dawn, and younger sister, Harper.

An exhibit at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland is exploring mechanics, engineering, and physics using pinball machines, some of which are see-through or deconstructed.

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Pinheads rejoice: Oakland’s 80-year pinball ban lifted

By Jake Nicol | September 15, 2014 | 2
To celebrate the lifting of a citywide ban on pinball in Oakland, Radio Shack, Stern Pinball and the International Flipper Pinball Association are hosting a month-long tournament at Radio Shack in Fruitvale.

This summer the Oakland City Council passed an ordinance lifting a citywide ban on pinball.

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Oakland’s Belles and Chimes is the first women’s-only pinball league

By Susan Cohen | November 20, 2013 | 2
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Apparently, pinball’s gender issues extend beyond the bikini-clad babes featured in the artwork of certain machines. The top 25 players in the world, according to the International Flipper Pinball Association, are all dudes.

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