Originally intended as a way to stabilize sensitive instruments on ships during World War II, the Slinky is quite simply a helical spring with an unusually good sales pitch. But as millions of ...

There are few sights more satisfying than watching a Slinky descend a flight of stairs, and lining the toy up just right to walk down every step elicits the same feeling as sinking a three-pointer, a ...

After more than 60 years spent falling down staircases, the Slinky is finally getting to strut its stuff. For over three riveting minutes of gravity-powered determination, one enterprising metal ...

A spiraling legacy has fascinated and frustrated Lestine Lewis for decades. Today, 40 years after that first encounter, her quandary still remains: Just how do you get a Slinky to step down the stairs ...

With the holiday shopping season in full swing, I tip my hat to the most unlikely success story in the toy world. This item will end up in countless children’s Christmas stockings this December, just ...

And makes a slinkity sound? Unless you have somehow lived an existence free of a certain metal coil toy, you probably can figure out that this refers to the Slinky. The classic toy -- the one that's ...

(CBS News) Since the dawn of time man has dreamed of two things. Being able to fly and having a slinky walk a treadmill for a really, really long time. And while the former came to fruition ages ago, ...

(Phys.org)—If a slinky is not at the top of your Christmas list you might want to think again. Making a slinky walk down steps or draping it over your arm to imitate a robot is fun but the coiled ...