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  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Silly Putty I think was an attempt to make plastic that failed and they went “well it’s kind of fun to play with, we’ll sell it as a toy?”

    wikis the pedia

    Rubber. It was an attempt to make synthetic rubber during WWII rationing. Found to be pretty useless but kind of a fun toy.

    • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Haha I actually was curious how it came to be after your comment, but didn’t get around to looking it up myself. Neat