Tool Trivia

What did the Apollo 8 astronauts use to fasten down tools during weightlessness on their 1968 moon-orbiting voyage? Answer in the comments section below.

Hint, if you were born before 1970 you probably played with this on Sunday mornings when the Sunday Comics (remember when they first used color in newspaper).   I will give the answer at 4 pm CDT Friday.

Well, you have waited and you know what, you are right it’s Silly Putty. It is not just a toy.

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4 Responses to “Tool Trivia”

  1. Derek says:
    March 25, 2010 at 9:50 am

    Silly Putty, of course. No Google needed. I have stuff like this floating around in my head. The challenge is often grabbing the right factoid at the right time.

  2. Hugh Dunaway says:
    March 26, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    Silly Putty

  3. Bill Conway says:
    March 26, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    Silly Putty

  4. Hans Langedyk says:
    March 29, 2010 at 5:32 am

    Silly putty, its awsome!!

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