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World's Longest Slinky

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fun-for-a-girl-and-a-boy dept.

Orlock writes: "I was trawling google for something, and came across this. Apparently the world's longest slinky, created as a kinetic sculpture showing visible low frequency waves travelling down it."

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  1. Google by mmca · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thats pretty cool... but what I want to know is what you were searching for? "World's longest *"??

  2. Imagine a Beowul...... by Kasmiur · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now all I need is a way to get that slinky through customs and past the metal detectors.

    Cost of airfare 500$
    Taxi out to Pyrmid 50$
    Being able to finally watch your long slinky in action -Priceless

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    1. Re:Imagine a Beowul...... by the+phantom · · Score: 4, Funny
      No, you can't have knitting needles... you might knit and Afghan!

      You may now groan at will.

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  3. haha by reo_kingu · · Score: 5, Funny

    What I love is how every time the author of that page makes a reference to his "sliiiiiinky", he changes the number of "i"'s in the word ;)

  4. The best picture by burtonator · · Score: 5, Funny

    I went over ALL the pictures and by FAR this is the best one

    :)

  5. Don't think he was compensating for something ... by GringoGoiano · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... do yeh?

  6. But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...how well does it walk down stairs?

  7. Practical Application? by Mattygfunk · · Score: 3, Funny

    The World's Longest Slinky will be useless without the Worlds Largest Starcase.

  8. Re:All together now! by hazyshadeofwinter · · Score: 4, Funny

    What rolls down stairs Alone or in pairs Rolls over your neighbour's dog It's great for a snack It fits on your back It's log, log, log!

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  9. The Definition (Re:Nitpick) by showboat · · Score: 5, Funny
    Well, here's Webster's definition:

    "1: characterized by slinking : stealthily quiet <slinky movements>

    2: sleek and sinuous in movement or outline; especially: following the lines of the figure in a gracefully flowing manner <a slinky evening gown>"

    So, if it moves sinuously or wears an evening gown, there's no doubt.

  10. Also the world's longest Space Elevator by guttentag · · Score: 4, Funny

    Someone should put this guy in touch with NASA, since it seems he has come closer to building a space elevator than they have.

  11. Girls by slardy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm suprised no one has mentioned this yet. Check out the last set of pictures on the bottom of the page, some interesting stuff going on between those two girls. Would you classify that under Slinky porn? If I build my own "World's Longest Slinky" is that the kind of people I should expect to attract with it?

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  12. How dangerous are these things? by elliotj · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why is the girl in this picture wearing a helmet?

    I think I'll stick to regular sized slinkies so I don't have to remember to wear a helmet. The number of slinky related deaths each year is growing. Please remember that playing safe is playing smart.

  13. The unanswered question by thumbtack · · Score: 2, Funny

    So how does this thing do on a set of steps?

  14. Bah by Ironfist_ironmined · · Score: 3, Funny
    "34 Slinkies soldered together. They are zinc-plated spring steel, and are very easy to solder. There is actually about 33 and a half of them."
    How much for 35 slinkies?
    My website could do with some slash-throughput
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  15. Re:All together now! by dgoodman · · Score: 3, Funny
    It's Lo-og! It's Lo-og,
    it's big, it's heavy, it's wood!
    It's Lo-og, It's Lo-og!
    It's better than bad, it's good!

    I haven't seen that show in years, and the lyrics come right back...