A weekly newsletter from the desk of Todd Coopee
DECEMBER 11, 2015
Here are a few highlights from the blog this week:
Bubbl-Matic from Kenner

 

Bubble-based toys were some of Kenner Products' earliest sales successes. One of its most popular offerings, the Bubble-Matic, was a plastic gun (available in red or blue) that shot bubbles with every squeeze of its trigger.
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The Friday Five: House of TARG

 

In the age of console gaming, What brings people out to play vintage arcade games? I talk with Paul "Yogi" Granger of Ottawa's House of TARG about pinball, perogies and more! READ MORE

Toy Chest: Silly Putty Chemistry Edition

Delve into the ingredients that make up Silly Putty and 7 other things I wanted to share this week.
  1. This infographic explains the simple chemistry behind Silly Putty.
  2. A scientist 3D printed a hypothetical Big Foot skeleton.
  3. Say Happy Holidays with this ornament of Spock dying of radiation poisoning from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
  4. ESPN and Marvel have teamed up to re-imagine female sports figures as superheroes.
  5. A recently released 10-page study calculated that blowing up the Death Star in Star Wars would have cost more than $500 quintillion and crippled the galaxy.
  6. How science fiction author Isaac Asimov went from Star Trek critic to Star Trek fan & advisor.
  7. Someone produced a "periodic chart" of all the LEGO colors ever produced.
  8. Dr. Noah Drake from General Hospital (aka Rick Springfield) recently displayed his rare collection of Star Wars figures.
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