It was a hit, and Hodgson went on to brand it as the "Silly Putty" we know today.1950: Bing Crosby croons about 'Silver Bells' Hulton Archive // Getty Images 1950: Bing Crosby croons about 'Silver Bells' Less than a decade after he made it big with "I'll Be Home for Christmas,...
1949: Silly Putty finds its purpose Like chocolate chip cookies and penicillin, Silly Putty was created by accident in 1943 during an engineer's attempt to create synthetic rubber for the war effort. It didn't fill the government's need, so it languished in obscurity until this year when t...
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Polydimethylsiloxaneis a common ingredient incondom lubricants. Often referred to as E900 or (PDMS), it's a simple silicon-based polymer and is in other consumer goods, too, includingSilly Putty,skin andhaircare products, and hydraulic fluid. ...
Woolly Bear Caterpillar. Photo by SillyPuttyEnemies/Wikimedia Commons. What Is a Woolly Bear Caterpillar? The caterpillar that Curran studied, thebanded woolly bear, is the larval form ofPyrrharctia isabella, the Isabella tiger moth. The Isabella is a beautiful winged creature with yellowish-orange...
Woolly Bear Caterpillar. Photo by SillyPuttyEnemies/Wikimedia Commons. What Is a Woolly Bear Caterpillar? The caterpillar that Curran studied, thebanded woolly bear, is the larval form ofPyrrharctia isabella, the Isabella tiger moth. The Isabella is a beautiful winged creature with yellowish-orange...
Woolly Bear Caterpillar. Photo by SillyPuttyEnemies/Wikimedia Commons. What Is a Woolly Bear Caterpillar? The caterpillar that Curran studied, thebanded woolly bear, is the larval form ofPyrrharctia isabella, the Isabella tiger moth. The Isabella is a beautiful winged creature with yellowish-orange...