Silly Putty
Bouncy moldable blob
Silly Putty is a brand name for a silicone-based modeling compound with unusual properties—it bounces, stretches, breaks when pulled sharply, and picks up images from newsprint.
Originally a failed synthetic rubber experiment, it became a popular toy sold in plastic eggs.
The name is sometimes used generically for similar compounds: The kids played with silly putty all afternoon.
- Play-DohBranded children's sculpting compound
- non-Newtonian fluidSubstance with variable viscosity
- toysObjects for amusement
- viscoelasticityCombined fluid-solid deformation behavior
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
slime · sensory play · plaything · party favor · kinetic sand · bouncing · bouncy ball · nostalgia · silicone · stretchability · stress ball · modeling clay · thermoset · Hot Wheels · egg · dolls · rebound effect · elastomer
- kids craftsfinger paint, finger painting, crayons, coloring, construction paper
- 1950s nostalgiapoodle skirts, hula hoops, drive-in theaters, sock hops, jukeboxes
- gooey stuffslime, goo, goop, ooze, paste
- elastic thingsrubber, elastic, spandex, elastic band, latex
- Plastic Toysaction figures, plastic dolls, toy cars, toy trucks, building blocks
- Toy BrandsMattel, Hasbro, LEGO, Fisher-Price, Little Tikes