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Professor turns childhood Double Dutch idea into a real machine

As a child, engineering professor Tahira Reid Smith sketched a machine that could turn Double Dutch skipping ropes without human help for a school assignment. Forty years later, she's brought her childhood idea to life with a working prototype called 'Jump Dreams.' #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #DoubleDutch #Innovation 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reut…