PhotonBoy
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ajc.com article
"Slinky, the spare-yet-classic toy coil, marks 60 years of springy entertainment and memory-making in 2005. As toys become further tied to technology and digital mechanics, this simple spiral - still no batteries required - reigns supreme for many.... Naval engineer Richard James was tinkering at his desk in 1943 when a coil slid off the edge and proceeded to step down books piled on the floor.
Hmmm. Not a bad idea for a plaything, he thought.
His wife, Betty, thumbed through a dictionary and came across the word 'slinky,' and a signature slice of Americana was born...."
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Who hasn't owned and loved one of these classic toys?
Hmmm. Not a bad idea for a plaything, he thought.
His wife, Betty, thumbed through a dictionary and came across the word 'slinky,' and a signature slice of Americana was born...."
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Who hasn't owned and loved one of these classic toys?
