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Name: Boomwhacker, hollow plastic tubes played by either tapping them with drum sticks or tapping them against a surface.

Aliases: "Boomwhackers" (ref), "Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes" (ref), "Boomwhackers tubes" (ref)

Wikidata: Q893045

Patent: US #5,814,747

Origin: Invented by Craig Ramsell, Arizona. The instruments were originally produced and sold by "Whacky Music, Inc.", before being acquired by "Rhythm Band Instruments LLC". (ref)

Type of: Rhythm sticks

 External links:

• http://boomwhackers.com/ <-- Official website
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomwhacker <-- Wikipedia page
• https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EQugjr4ZJCAC&lpg=PA56&dq=boomwhacker&pg=PA56&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=boomwhacker&f=false <-- In-depth description about the instrument, from Gadget Nation: A Journey Through the Eccentric World of Invention by Steve Greenberg, page 56
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geqNaAfUo-o <-- Example use in street performance
• https://www.drumpulse.com/boomwhackers/ <-- Another in-depth article
• https://www.thomann.de/gb/boomwhackers.html <-- Shop listing

Disambiguation: Hollow plastic tubes often used in education.

Description: A boomwhacker is a hollow plastic tube that is played by either being tapped with a drum stick or being tapped against a surface. They are often used to teach students the fundamentals of tone in music. Each boomwhacker plays a separate note.

Images:

• https://www.southpaw.co.uk/ekmps/shops/7944e9/images/boomwhackers-set-of-8--1819-p.jpg <-- Full octave on white background
• https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSXW5LR7tCcn0zQDrVMsip-S3mT-eVRo2oWXTRDmmwy32VuJA8tPQ <-- Two octaves on white background
• https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61GvZREIuML._SY355_.jpg <-- Set along with drum stick from Amazon listing
• http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AvO_wHyF3f4/UGyUIpCni4I/AAAAAAAAADs/RJKo7ZS4LYg/s1600/boomwhackers.JPG <-- First-graders holding boomwhackers from here

Example uses:

• Street performance by Plastik Musik
• James Bond theme cover
• No "official" songs that I could find.