SillyPutty the Muckle

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Silly Putty is a toy containing silicone polymers that have unusual physical properties. It bounces, but it breaks when given a sharp blow, and it can also flow like a liquid. It contains viscoelastic liquid silicones, a type of non-Newtonian fluid, which makes it act as a viscous liquid over a long time period but as an elastic solid over a short time period. It was originally created during research into potential rubber substitutes for use by the United States in World War II.

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Coral-colored Silly Putty, the original color, is composed of 65% dimethylsiloxane (hydroxy-terminated polymers with boric acid), 17% silica (crystalline quartz), 9% Thixatrol ST (castor oil derivative), 4% polydimethylsiloxane, 1% decamethyl cyclopentasiloxane, 1% glycerine, and 1% titanium dioxide.

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Silly Putty is sold as a 13 g (0.46 oz) piece of clay inside an egg-shaped plastic container. The Silly Putty brand is owned by Crayola LLC (formerly the Binney & Smith company). As of July 2009, twenty thousand eggs of Silly Putty are sold daily. Since 1950, more than 300 million eggs of Silly Putty have been sold. It is available in various colors, including glow-in-the-dark and metallic.

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Silly History: During World War II, Japan invaded rubber-producing countries as it expanded its sphere of influence in the Pacific Rim. Rubber was vital for the production of rafts, tires, vehicle and aircraft parts, gas masks, and boots. In the US, all rubber products were rationed; citizens were encouraged to make their rubber products last until the end of the war and to donate spare tires, boots, and coats. Meanwhile, the government funded research into synthetic rubber compounds to attempt to solve this shortage.

Credit for the invention of Silly Putty is disputed and has been attributed variously to Earl Warrick of the then newly formed Dow Corning; Harvey Chin; and James Wright, a Scottish-born inventor working for General Electric in New Haven, Connecticut. Throughout his life, Warrick insisted that he and his colleague, Rob Roy McGregor, received the patent for Silly Putty before Wright did; but Crayola's history of Silly Putty states that Wright first invented it in 1943. Both researchers independently discovered that reacting boric acid with silicone oil would produce a gooey, bouncy material with several unique properties. The non-toxic putty would bounce when dropped, could stretch farther than regular rubber, would not go moldy, and had a very high melting temperature. However, the substance did not have all the properties needed to replace rubber.

In 1949, toy store owner Ruth Fallgatter came across the putty. She contacted marketing consultant Peter C. L. Hodgson. The two decided to market the bouncing putty by selling it in a clear case. Although it sold well, Fallgatter did not pursue it further. However, Hodgson saw its potential.

Already $12,000.00 in debt, Hodgson borrowed $147 to buy a batch of the putty to pack 1 oz (28 g) portions into plastic eggs for $1, calling it Silly Putty. Initial sales were poor, but after a New Yorker article mentioned it, Hodgson sold over 250,000 eggs of Silly Putty in three days. However, Hodgson was almost put out of business in 1951 by the Korean War. Silicone, the main ingredient in Silly Putty, was put on ration, harming his business. A year later, the restriction on silicone was lifted and the production of Silly Putty resumed. Initially, it was primarily targeted towards adults. However, by 1955, the majority of its customers were aged six to twelve. In 1957, Hodgson produced the first televised commercial for Silly Putty, which aired during the Howdy Doody Show.

In 1961, Silly Putty went worldwide, becoming a hit in the Soviet Union and Europe. In 1968, it was taken into lunar orbit by the Apollo 8 astronauts.

Peter Hodgson died in 1976. A year later, Binney & Smith, the makers of Crayola products, acquired the rights to Silly Putty. As of 2005, annual Silly Putty sales exceeded six million eggs.

Silly Putty was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame on May 28, 2001.

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Silly Versatility: In addition to its success as a toy, other uses for the putty have been found. In the home, it can be used to remove substances such as dirt, lint, pet hair, or ink from various surfaces. The material's unique properties have found niche use in medical and scientific applications. Occupational therapists use it for rehabilitative therapy of hand injuries. A number of other brands (such as Power Putty and TheraPutty) alter the material's properties, offering different levels of resistance. The material is also used as a tool to help reduce stress, and exists in various viscosities based on the user's preference.

Because of its adhesive characteristics, it was used by Apollo astronauts to secure their tools in zero gravity. Scale model building hobbyists use the putty as a masking medium when spray-painting model assemblies. The Steward Observatory uses a Silly-Putty backed lap to polish astronomical telescope mirrors.

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin School of Physics (Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Research Centers) have discovered nano composite mixtures of graphene and Silly Putty behave as sensitive pressure sensors, claiming the ability to measure the footsteps of a spider crawling on it.

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Daisy's Note: I grew up with this toy and absolutely loved it!! So many fun options and the egg containers were so cute. My favorite thing to do with Silly Putty was to draw a small picture on paper with pencil, flatten the putty into a pancake, and press the putty down onto the image. Then, lift the putty and the image will have transferred to the putty! Really fun and neat, and you just knead the putty to start over again. I also loved using it as a clay and then watching my clay creation "melt" over time, since it does not hold its shape like a standard clay. Additionally, I would never lie and say I didn't try taking a bite out of it LOL. A slow bite would offer a dental mold type result, which was SO fun and I loved to see the impressions of my teeth; a hard bite was like biting into dense alien bubble gum! Whatever that means. c:

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Information provided by en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly_Putty

About Muckle Eggs

In a similar fashion to Yeep and Skreel eggs, Muckle eggs are found deep within Ark's various sewer systems.

Unlike that of Yeeps, Muckle eggs have a permeable membrane which allows sewage to seep through for nutritional value. As a result, Muckle hatched in sewers are stained with a horrid stench that is very difficult to disperse.

About the Muckle Creature

Discovered by a crew of sewer maintenance workers, Muckles express a very placid, although often timid, disposition when making contact with humans.

Very little information on the Muckle's biology exists due to the species' recent emergence. However, the Science and Research Center has discovered that the Muckle's DNA sequence is peculiarly composed of bits and pieces of genetic material from other existing creatures on Ark.

Origin of the Muckle

"Disgusting," lamented the doctor as he examined the end result of toiling for countless hours in the laboratory. Reaching out, he carefully poked the small amorphous figure before him with his gloved index finger. The creature recoiled in fright and whimpered softly. Frustrated but intrigued, the doctor scooped up the living blob into his cupped left-hand and brought it to eye level.

"This is not what I had hoped to achieve. You are a failed experiment; a mistake of my own doing. Yet, I cannot bring myself to destroy you. For being such an unnatural life-form, nature itself must make the final judgement of your fate."

The creature intensified its wriggling movements, forcing the doctor to tighten his grip around it. Careful not to let the disappointing creation slip away, he steadily approached the laboratory's sink.

"You might have a place in this world," the doctor calmly reassured while he unplugged the large rubber stopper from the sink drain, hovering the terrified blob over the seemingly bottomless opening, "Rest assured that you have no place in mine."

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