In 1943 during World War II, Richard James was working as an engineer in the United States Navy. As he worked on a new ship, a torsion spring suddenly fell to the floor. Rather than gracing the ground ...

Pandora charms and jewelry inspired by Toy Story 5 will be available soon. This announcement is part of Toy Story 5 Roundup ...

You know the Slinky, but have you ever wondered how it walks down stairs, or why it appears to hang in midair when dropped? Scientists have peered into these phenomena for decades, but now a Princeton ...

While holiday shoppers search frantically for the Moshi Monsters, LeapPad Explorers, or Lalaloopsy Silly Hair dolls atop their children's wish lists, many physicists remain engrossed in the properties ...

If we think of the slinky as one object, then we should expect the center of mass to behave as a dropped particle (after it is dropped). Just to make sure things are working, here is a plot of the ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania has a state dog, a state insect, a state fossil, and even a state beverage. Why, Bob Swaim wonders, can’t it also have a state toy? Swaim, a retired math teacher from ...

A boy holds up a 'slinky' on June 14, 1946 It was exactly 70 years ago, on the evening of Nov. 27, 1945, that Richard James demonstrated a new product at Gimbels department store in Philadelphia. It ...

OWENSBORO, KY (KTRK) -- Squirrels are notorious for their fantastic climbing abilities. They are quick and will go to great heights to get nuts, seeds and other food sources. So you'll understand when ...

A re-enactment scene from "The Toys that Built America" depicting the invention of the sling shot as a toy. It’s a toy story. The new History Channel docuseries, “The Toys That Built America,” ...