Wednesday, November 23, 2005
coloured bubbles
wow! how cool is this (courtesy of /.)
[Tim Kehoe] has ruined every kitchen he's ever had. Kehoe, a 35-year-old toy inventor from St. Paul, Minnesota, has done this in an effort to make real an idea he had more than 10 years ago, one he's been told repeatedly cannot be realized: a colored bubble.
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In the world of toys, where the average shelf life of a product is less than 18 months, bubbles are a juggernaut. A Chicago company called Chemtoy began selling bubble solution in the 1940s, and the fad never wore off. According to one industry estimate, retailers sell around 200 million bottles annually—perhaps more than any other toy.
[Tim Kehoe] has ruined every kitchen he's ever had. Kehoe, a 35-year-old toy inventor from St. Paul, Minnesota, has done this in an effort to make real an idea he had more than 10 years ago, one he's been told repeatedly cannot be realized: a colored bubble.
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In the world of toys, where the average shelf life of a product is less than 18 months, bubbles are a juggernaut. A Chicago company called Chemtoy began selling bubble solution in the 1940s, and the fad never wore off. According to one industry estimate, retailers sell around 200 million bottles annually—perhaps more than any other toy.
// posted by werner @ 4:08:00 pm 
