https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08 Transforms into a tangled metal mess within minutes en-us 2018-09-05 18:01:24 UTC 2025-12-14 18:54:00 UTC hello@padlet.com lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278127931 The slinky was made on an accident by Richard James  ]]> 2018-09-05 18:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278127931 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278129113 2018-09-05 18:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278129113 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278574147 Richard James was a naval engineer during world war II  ]]> 2018-09-06 17:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278574147 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278584527 2018-09-06 18:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278584527 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278585592 2018-09-06 18:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278585592 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278586748 2018-09-06 18:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278586748 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278587640 Richard was working with torsion springs when one of them fell out of the box he watched it in amazement as it walked acrosst the table ]]> 2018-09-06 18:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278587640 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278963356 2018-09-07 17:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278963356 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278964630 For the next few years he tinkered with coils searching for the slinkiest shape, one that is fully compressed when relaxed. ]]> 2018-09-07 17:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278964630 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278967114 2018-09-07 18:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278967114 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278969353 Shopkeepers thought it was to boring for kids that are used to loud and colorful toys]]> 2018-09-07 18:05:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278969353 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278972578 2018-09-07 18:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278972578 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278973456 2018-09-07 18:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278973456 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278974625 Richard started his own department store demo that sparked a craze, but 72 years later more than 300 million have been sold]]> 2018-09-07 18:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/278974625 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/279540804 2018-09-10 17:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/279540804 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/279556391 Betty James who came up with the name for her husband's famous offspring always knew the secret which she shared in a 2001 interview. "Children love simple things," she said. They’re not the only ones.]]> 2018-09-10 18:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/279556391 lilee_pridemore1 https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/279557441 2018-09-10 18:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lilee_pridemore1/fkgkos53cb08/wish/279557441