The Slinky was used as an antenna for field radios during the Vietnam war. It takes 10 seconds to manufacture a Slinky on today’s assembly lines. Slinky’s went to space aboard the Space Shuttle to test the effects of zero gravity on springs. The Slinky was inducted into the National T...
During the Vietnam War, soldiers would sometimes use a Slinky as a portable, extendable antenna for their radios, fastening one end to themselves and tossing the other end over a tree branch to get a clear signal, according toPopular Mechanics. This bit of Slinky history was highlighted in ...
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