Silly Putty

In today's episode, Zack has 30 minutes to become an expert on... Silly Putty! A fun toy that is really kinda weird if you think about it. Why does it come in an egg? And why is it that weird fleshy color? Spoiler alert, we did not get the answer to that second question. But we *think* we got the answer to the first one! Another happy accident story - you know how we love those - this one out of a Work War II rubber shortage. The history of silly putty includes a battle of the patent grabbers, a woman boxed out of ownership (typical), and some pretty gritty science talk to try and explain the physical characteristics of this well-known but little-understood children's toy. Zack coined it the "original fidget spinner," and we are sticking with it.

 

Highlights include: 

- Non-Newtonian Fluids

- A Silly Putty and Play-Doh mix-up (Doh!)

- A $147 loan

 

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Podcast artwork by Rick Radvanksy

Intro and Outro music by Jake Radvanksy