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[madbaker]

Something about walking during lunch today triggered a childhood memory.
I remember these things we thought were leaves. They were probably seed pods or something similar, though. They were vaguely feather-shaped, and what made them cool was their structure: if you dropped them, they would rotate to where they were perpendicular to the ground, and they would start rotating like a helicopter rotor.

They were pretty common in the Bay Area in the '70s. Anyone remember these? Know what species I'm talking about?

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[ornerie.livejournal.com]

maple trees drop something that spins like that, but they have two wings on them, like a pair of bunny ears?