The classic Slinky is on sale today for a bargain price

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You can a make a dipole antenna out of a hair of slinkies and some ladder line.

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Most important use for a slinky™ is to confuse first year physics students

(a nice center-of-gravity explanation for the above)

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I had a roomie that sang that at the top of his lungs while pooping, gosh I don’t miss that guy.

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Got a classic slinky for my eldest for Christmas because I thought she was the right age to at least get a few months of play in. I knew I’d ruined my slinkies so quickly, but a classic metal one would be different.
It was destroyed in 25 minutes.

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No, it’s to make Tie Fighter laser sound effects

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We had part of a slinky, but I straightened it.

Source: From Ghostbusters, documentary about New York’s 1984 inter-dimensional paranormal rift opening, (see also: precursor event, Philadelphia mass turbulence of 1947), biggest inter-dimensional intrusion since the Tunguska blast of 1909. Clip posted on Youtube by user Brownboy Picturehouse on 2019 12 18 Note: Ghostbusters is actually a film; Edits for sourcing, formatting and fun.

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Thanks, I’ve already got one!

Also, I read that as classic Stinky first.

Thanks, came here for this.

It’s big it’s heavy it’s wood… LOG!!!

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