Isaac Newton rules

[Prairie Trains]

I have a built in vacuum, hard to clean out. So I just put a piece of cotton cloth over the end of the hose, tuck it in a bit and wrap my hand around the hose to hold the cloth and wave it across the carpet. With a little persistence I can usually retrieve all lost parts. Once in a while one will walk away on the cat or the dog or just vaporize into thin air to never be seen again.