I'm so old I Remember when:

[Bsmac]

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Those were a lot of fun! Flew many of them as a boy!

 

[Sally PB]

Twirling the prop to twist the rubber band to the "over-twist" stage made me understand spinning wool on a wheel better decades later.

 

[theoldchick]

Those were a lot of fun! Flew many of them as a boy!

I did too as a girl!

 

[Bsmac]

I did too as a girl! Yes! Fun for girls too! You soon learned to get your fingers out of the way of the prop!

 

[notabitail]

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I remember those. We got one at a store and launched it in the parking lot. It was fun. I think it broke at some point though.

 

[Cynthia12]

 

[Cynthia12]

 

[Evadig]

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The top one looks like lipstick, maybe?

What’s the metal things?

 

[The Moonshiner]

What’s the metal things?

Cheese slicer

 

[MROO]

Those were terrible on arms and shoulders!

When we were kids, my bestie's mom put us in charge of making the ice cream for the summer birthdays. It was a brilliant move. We were all fascinated by the beats and none of us wanted to risk missing out on the first few tastes. It kept us out of the adults' hair all afternoon!