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#806 Those little fish tank toys that operate with air bubbles

Posted on 2016/05/10 by Troy — 19 Comments ↓
Aquarium action skeleton ornament

I am so excited today! I just got a delivery from Amazon (no, it didn’t make it by drone but I was hoping) and, having ordered it just two days Continue Reading →

Posted in Animals, Home, Life | Tagged Amazon, aquarium, Disneyland, drone, Finding Nemo, fish, fish tank, Nemo, shopping, toys | 19 Comments ↓

#815 Rubik’s Cube still spins my head

Posted on 2016/03/03 by Troy — 97 Comments ↓
rubiks rubik's cube on table

The Rubik’s Cube is probably one of the most famous toys on Earth. Throughout the history of childhood fun there has always been the aunt or uncle who bought children Continue Reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Science | Tagged Ernő Rubik, games, math, rubik's cube, science, speedcubing, toys | 97 Comments ↓

#821 Hand shadow puppets

Posted on 2016/01/02 by Troy — 5 Comments ↓
hand shadow puppets squirrel puppet

Who doesn’t remember staying up late at a sleep over with your trusty flashlight making imaginary animals on the wall out of your hand shadows? I can remember being up Continue Reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Entertainment | Tagged camping, flashlight, hand shadow puppets, puppets, toys | 5 Comments ↓

#891 Magic 8 Ball only tells the truth. Right? Right?

Posted on 2014/08/27 by Troy — 4 Comments ↓
magic 8 ball package side

I remember growing up and having a Magic 8 Ball as one of my toys. It was fun then and is still fun now. The toy was developed somewhere around Continue Reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged fortune telling, Magic 8 ball, Mattel, toys | 4 Comments ↓

#914 Silly Putty wasn’t always a fun toy…

Posted on 2014/07/16 by Troy — 2 Comments ↓
silly putty package

Do you remember Silly Putty? That sort of rubbery compound that came in a plastic egg that you could roll into a ball and bounce or roll into the shape Continue Reading →

Posted in Art, Discovery, Education, Entertainment, Science | Tagged Crayola Crayon, Japan, Korea, rubber, Silly Putty, toys, World War 2 | 2 Comments ↓

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