Comments on: Silly Putty http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/04/silly-putty/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:47:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alan http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/04/silly-putty/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Alan Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:00:14 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/04/silly-putty/#comment-97 Ah! So THAT's what it was!! Long ago when Disney's "Flubber" remake (with Robin Williams) came out, amongst many other toys they branded, they released a kind of silly putty branded under the flubber name which was precisely this. It was perfect as a flubber toy as the ability for it to bounce when made into a ball is kinda what the real flubber does in the movie. After some months it would go weird though. Ah! So THAT’s what it was!!

Long ago when Disney’s “Flubber” remake (with Robin Williams) came out, amongst many other toys they branded, they released a kind of silly putty branded under the flubber name which was precisely this. It was perfect as a flubber toy as the ability for it to bounce when made into a ball is kinda what the real flubber does in the movie.

After some months it would go weird though.

]]> By: ARC http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/04/silly-putty/comment-page-1/#comment-96 ARC Thu, 05 Jan 2006 03:46:20 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/04/silly-putty/#comment-96 Flatten it against a newspaper, and it would lift the print, too. Oughta bring it back as a toy again. Flatten it against a newspaper, and it would lift the print, too. Oughta bring it back as a toy again.

]]> By: Boing Boing http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/04/silly-putty/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Boing Boing Thu, 05 Jan 2006 01:26:20 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/04/silly-putty/#comment-94 <strong>Scanned 1945 PopSci article about Silly Putty</strong> Charlie says: "With all the silly putty on your site lately I thought this would be interesting. It's a 1945 Popular Science article about silicone rubber, including silly putty. Quote from the article: "A use remains to be found for the most curiou... Scanned 1945 PopSci article about Silly Putty

Charlie says: “With all the silly putty on your site lately I thought this would be interesting. It’s a 1945 Popular Science article about silicone rubber, including silly putty. Quote from the article: “A use remains to be found for the most curiou…

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