| Also displayed are two power-gliders, which are two-seater contraptions powered by small engines. |
| Sharp metal splinters from old farm contraptions clawed at their clothes and crinolines stacked like fish traps. |
| Fruit machines used to be pretty simple contraptions, but you'd need a mathematics degree to operate them these days. |
| It was at least twice as big as a normal airplane hangar, with strange looking contraptions flying about. |
| People taking rides on giant wheels and similar contraptions should be warned that they are taking a risk. |
| Sadly, none of a myriad of ingenious contraptions, despite inventors' claims, puts forth more energy than it absorbs. |
