• Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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        6 hours 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.social
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          2 hours 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