Brief Histories
Tue, Jul 15, 2025 • 5:44 PM
How the inventor the slinky turned a torsion spring into a mental breakdown, abandoned his family and moved to Bolivia to translate the Bible into Indigenous languages.
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Raj Lalwani
I had never seen a slinky until I came to the US for studies. I get quite mesmerized by slinky everytime I see it!
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Gary R Eddings
That "Ol' Time Religion" certainly worked out well for Richard....a true hero of "Family Values". Good on Betty for being a class ...
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Gary R Eddings
Pretty obvious that Richard got his own main spring wound a bit too tight.
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GES Who
Richard should have taken Wil Wheaton’s advise: Don’t be a Dick.
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j**n@gmail.com
My dad would always re-tell the story of the kid who dangled his Slinky out of the school bus window and had two fingers torn off.
4mo
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RA
Ruth Ann Orlansky gifted a Bagel.
4mo
Jamieson gifted a Cookie.
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