{"id":672,"date":"2010-10-14T13:22:44","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T12:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/?p=672"},"modified":"2010-11-24T12:21:02","modified_gmt":"2010-11-24T12:21:02","slug":"k-nex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/k-nex\/","title":{"rendered":"K-Nex"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- skool-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>K\u2019Nex is a construction toy system that was a nother lego or meccano alternative. K\u2019Nex  was invented by Joel Glickman.<\/p>\n<p>It is thought that the name K\u2019Nex is a phonetic variation of the word &#8220;connects&#8221;. Appropriatte as the toy is a building system of interconnecting plastic rods and connectors, which can connect together to make all sorts of constructions.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-673\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/k-nex\/knex\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-673\" title=\"KNex\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/KNex.jpg\" alt=\"K-Nex like lego but even better\" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/KNex.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/KNex-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/KNex-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/KNex-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Building is based on a few simple principles.<br \/>\n1) The K&#8217;Nex rod&#8217;s head is inserted into a connector&#8217;s slot which holds the rods together.<br \/>\n2) K&#8217;Nex Rods connect by being joined perpendicular to a connector. with are four grooves on rods, it allows the rods to be attached in this method in four different directions.<br \/>\n3) They can be slid in the slot, but the heads on the K&#8217;Nex rods stop from further sliding.<\/p><div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\nskool\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/A4H2o2dcPoE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/A4H2o2dcPoE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Most connectors have an eye through which a rod may be threaded. The rod will slide out unless a connection is made using one or both of the previously mentioned methods.<br \/>\nSpecial pieces, commonly called 3D connectors, connect differently.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/k-nex\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/KNex-160x127.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"K-Nex like lego but even better\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/KNex-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/KNex-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/KNex-377x300.jpg 377w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/KNex.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><p>K\u2019Nex is a construction toy system that was a nother lego or meccano alternative. 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