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Flexible unit: Left, Bill Meyer demonstrates the flexibility of the unit his company manufactures, which allows it to be carried easily through any standard doorway
Flexible unit: Left, Bill Meyer demonstrates the flexibility of the unit his company manufactures, which allows it to be carried easily through any standard doorway

Flexible unit: Left, Bill Meyer demonstrates the flexibility of the unit his company manufactures, which allows it to be carried easily through any standard doorway

Date4/4/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Flexible unit: Left; Bill Meyer demonstrates the flexibility of the unit his company manufactures; which allows it to be carried easily through any standard doorway.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008577F
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Eye-to eye, Grade 13 student Joanne Muzzin, at the Ontario Science Centre's Mindworks exhibition, looks through an eye tracker which allows her to watch how her eyes work
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