One Idaho Falls man took his hobby to the extreme by building and breaking what he says is the world’s record for the tallest Ferris wheel made out of K’nex pieces. Greg Bayless says with the help of ...

Standing next to his friend Carol Hickey, Louis Spanier eyed the K'NEX model at the Lancaster Science Factory with curiosity. A replica of an Octopus amusement-park ride, the electric-powered display ...

KINGSTON — Yes, it’s true, the K’nex Ferris Wheel appeared to move so fast that, if built to scale, it might launch an unrestrained rider into suborbital space. But it was supposed to be fast, Patrick ...

AVON LAKE, Ohio -- George Wilcox was bored in retirement. Some guys might take up pickleball or golf. Not Wilcox -- he bought some K’nex blocks and started building a moving replica of a Ferris wheel ...

Do you remember the big K'NEX Ferris wheel in the toy store when you were younger? You may not have wondered how it was put together and rotated on its own, but Drexel engineering student Sean O'Brien ...

Growing up, Stephanie Michael’s brother longed for a six-foot-tall K’nex Ferris-wheel set. At the time, however, the 8,550-piece toy exceeded their family’s budget. For his 30th birthday a few years ...