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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3
- Thread starter Richland123
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Mmmmm, mucilage - it's non-toxic!Standard equipment for 3rd grade.
You could even eat it!
(Goes well with Play-Doh!) 
Mucilage ...is it related to Mucus
No doubt related to Mucus...but who’s? .Ahhhhhhhh!!!Mmmmm, mucilage - it's non-toxic!
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They worked so much better if you dipped the tip in curare first!
I have one of the originals from way back. I think someone is reproducing them now, but for what practical reason I couldn't imagine?
it is called a Chestlight it has a metal on off switch and you can focus the light beam runs off two D cells the strap is for what it says its for to wrap around your chest for hands free operation 
Those are cool. It's like having a small bomb strapped to your head.
A freshman year college Physics prof way back when wanted to show us a real-life example of rocket propulsion. He took an empty gallon plastic milk jug, put about a cup of water in the bottom, dumped in a chunk of miner's carbide, swirled a bit, laid it sideways on the front lab bench, and lit 'er up. He used slightly too large a chunk of miner's carbide - the jug took flight, rocketed through the lab room, luckily missing any students (right down the center aisle, his aim was good), and exploded against the back wall in a huge ball of flame that singed the wall, the floor, and the ceiling for about 5' out from the wall.
Demonstration accomplished! Got our attention!
Twister is game already full of flirtation and suggestion, so it is suprising that a younger spin on the game blantantly called LOVE existed in the 1960s. "Use your hands and feet to spell L-O-V-E," the ad proclaimed. Our parents would have put the kibosh on this scenario immediately.
I'd like to hear the sound of the siren on that...
Now why do suppose this toy ain’t around anymore?:
AtomicLaboratory Kits
Science-based toys still win over parents today, but we guess this particular '60s chemistry kit wouldn't pass muster anymore. The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab — from the inventor of the Erector Set — actually contained four types of uranium ore.
AtomicLaboratory Kits
Science-based toys still win over parents today, but we guess this particular '60s chemistry kit wouldn't pass muster anymore. The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab — from the inventor of the Erector Set — actually contained four types of uranium ore.
Someone tell the kid his right earphone is backwards. The Uranium must be taking its toll.
