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“Come on, internet! A cat? As if we weren’t inundated with enough cats already? What’s next? Replacing the thimble with a tiny, alloyed Justin Bieber?
while the iron has always been a tad inexplicable (Were you a housewife from the 50s? Steaming the competition?), it at least had the virtue of being a classic. In fact, it was a member of the original six metal tokens introduced in 1937, surviving purges in later years that killed the cannon.
According to Neil Steinberg at The Chicago Sun Times, the iron is actually a remnant of metal-working in Chicago, which was “a center of the laundering profession” in the 1930s.
So there you go. A small, metallic bit of American history. Tossed out for a cat.”
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“I’ve always wanted to be a PlayBo Bunny… ” — Submitted by Bobbie Liegus via Facebook.
Check out all of this week’s caption contest winners
Photo: CC BY: The White House
(Source: theweek.com)
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On the market for an unsurprisingly short time, from 1950 to 1951, the Atomic Energy Lab featured a Geiger counter, a spinthariscope (used for observing nuclear disintegrations), and a Wilson cloud chamber (which detects particles). More worryingly, the set came with three low-level radiation sources and four Uranium-bearing ore samples. (!)
This week, the government ordered a halt to the sale of Buckyballs, powerful magnetic toys that, if swallowed, can pinch or trap intestines. Here, a pictorial guide to nine of the most infamous toys of all time.
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Today’s bad opinion. There’s more where that came from at the Bad Opinion Generator.
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At the intersection of pop culture and the foodie fad sits a cornucopia of new recipe collections. 8 ridiculous pop culture-inspired cookbooks
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Remember Twister? Not this version. The game has lost its signature spinner, and its slippery, dotted plastic mat, proving that pretty much nothing is sacred. Twister Dance, the latest version of the game, employs an LED light display telling players where to put their feet, and comes equipped with the latest pop tunes for your dancing pleasure.
8 other classic toys that have been updated for a new generation
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The ”dizzying” success of the doodling app Draw Something was underscored Wednesday when news broke that gaming titan Zynga was purchasing the company behind the app, New York-based OMGPOP, for over $200 million. Here, a look at the numbers behind the popular new app:
20.5 million - daily active Draw Something users
3 billion - total drawings since the game was released seven weeks ago
$250,000 - Net profit Draw Something earns per day (after Apple’s 30 percent cut)
9 - years it took for AOL to hit 1 million users
9 - days it took for Draw Something to hit 1 million users
