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The 50 Year History of Play-Doh

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fun-factory dept.

tanagra writes "50 years ago U.S. Patent No. 3,167,440 was granted to Noah McVicker and Joseph McVicker for a "plastic modeling composition", (which was originally intended to be a wallpaper cleaner) now called Play-Doh. Little did they know that they had created the substance of childhood memories as well as many a childhood meal, unfortunately. Play-Doh persists as one of the most well known and popular children's "toys". As you attempt to clean your children's Play-Doh out of the carpet, the car, and the bathtub; take a look back with us at how it all got started."

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  1. shapes by nodnarb1978 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I remember quickly getting bored with the default shapes thingee you made by mashing the dough through this big plastic doohickey.

    I remember eschewing this tool in favor of jury-rigging my own shapes.

    Twenty-five years later, I do the same thing with photoshop.

    Progress?

  2. Just remember... by hobotron · · Score: 4, Insightful



    Put the GOD DAMN CAP BACK ON.

    In one of my college physics labs we used Play Doh for fine tuning our experiments with small mass additions. COLLEGE level physics class and without fail every student cant put the cap back on, and we all know how that dries out.
    So I guess what Im saying is some of us have forgotten basic 5 year old common curtesy, But Play Doh is awesome.

    Class Dismissed.

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    There is truth in humor.