Comments on: Pig toy returns to normal after being squashed - video http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 07:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: xiaosquared http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93481 xiaosquared Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93481 in china, they have people trying to sell those for 1-3 yuan (under 50 cents) at basically every tourist spot. in china, they have people trying to sell those for 1-3 yuan (under 50 cents) at basically every tourist spot.

]]> By: davidaarong http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93495 davidaarong Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93495 Nice stress relief www.audiodrums.com Nice stress relief

http://www.audiodrums.com

]]> By: Lukstr http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93018 Lukstr Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93018 This is incredible. I must have one. This is incredible. I must have one.

]]> By: The Unusual Suspect http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93030 The Unusual Suspect Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93030 Is this for real, or a video played in reverse of a plastic toy melting? Is this for real, or a video played in reverse of a plastic toy melting?

]]> By: Doran http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93544 Doran Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93544 I have it from a reliable source that these, while <i>really</i> nifty, have a tendency to rupture prematurely. Bummer. I have it from a reliable source that these, while really nifty, have a tendency to rupture prematurely.

Bummer.

]]> By: Antinous http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93033 Antinous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93033 This teaches children the important lesson that it's okay to maim and mutilate animals and people because they'll just reshape themselves in a few seconds. Cool. This teaches children the important lesson that it’s okay to maim and mutilate animals and people because they’ll just reshape themselves in a few seconds. Cool.

]]> By: Mark Frauenfelder http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93035 Mark Frauenfelder Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93035 I'm guessing Tex Avery and other animators of the squash-and-stretch school aren't welcome in your nervous system either, eh, Antinous? I’m guessing Tex Avery and other animators of the squash-and-stretch school aren’t welcome in your nervous system either, eh, Antinous?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93036 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93036 My brother brought me one from Korea... It exploded in just a couple of days, and now I'm sad... My brother brought me one from Korea… It exploded in just a couple of days, and now I’m sad…

]]> By: donnamatrix http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93041 donnamatrix Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93041 I'm reminded of Terminator 2. I don't think I want one of these. It might murder me in my sleep to keep me from heading up a revolution. :( I’m reminded of Terminator 2.

I don’t think I want one of these. It might murder me in my sleep to keep me from heading up a revolution. :(

]]> By: dcdomain http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93043 dcdomain Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93043 Ah, my friend brought back one from Korea too... last I saw it was early in the summer. Not sure if it's still in one piece. While a bunch of friends and I were down in Argentina, we picked up a bunch of tomato versions in Buenos Aires. Here's a few photos of the tomato version in action: http://flickr.com/photos/kevinboon/1252806929/in/set-72157601710567579/ Ah, my friend brought back one from Korea too… last I saw it was early in the summer. Not sure if it’s still in one piece.

While a bunch of friends and I were down in Argentina, we picked up a bunch of tomato versions in Buenos Aires.

Here’s a few photos of the tomato version in action:
http://flickr.com/photos/kevinboon/1252806929/in/set-72157601710567579/

]]> By: rouftop http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93046 rouftop Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93046 Paws up! Paws up!

]]> By: virgilsoames http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93048 virgilsoames Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93048 I remember that when I was Beijing, vendors were sitting in major pedestrian underpasses near where tourists flocked. They had boxes of them, and I recall a passerby bought one for twenty yuan. I remember that when I was Beijing, vendors were sitting in major pedestrian underpasses near where tourists flocked. They had boxes of them, and I recall a passerby bought one for twenty yuan.

]]> By: Jake Bullet http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93049 Jake Bullet Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93049 I picked up a bunch of these last year in Bangkok. They came in a bunch of different flavors (tomato, soccer ball, yellow smiley face, etc.) When I brought them home, I found that they didn't work quite the same in the cool dampness of Vancouver as they did in the steamy mugginess of Bangkok. They quickly collected dust and dirt and quickly lost the stickiness that makes them splat so nicely. I picked up a bunch of these last year in Bangkok. They came in a bunch of different flavors (tomato, soccer ball, yellow smiley face, etc.)

When I brought them home, I found that they didn’t work quite the same in the cool dampness of Vancouver as they did in the steamy mugginess of Bangkok.

They quickly collected dust and dirt and quickly lost the stickiness that makes them splat so nicely.

]]> By: friedbeefsandwich http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93051 friedbeefsandwich Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93051 Oh my god, Terminator Pigs, EVERYBODY PANIC! Oh my god, Terminator Pigs, EVERYBODY PANIC!

]]> By: feverblue http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93054 feverblue Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93054 I love the eerie crow sounds in the background. Strangely appropriate. I love the eerie crow sounds in the background. Strangely appropriate.

]]> By: boinkboink3000 http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93055 boinkboink3000 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93055 These things (in various shapes and designs) are like 10 cents each and are very common in any Asian city streetmarket. These things (in various shapes and designs) are like 10 cents each and are very common in any Asian city streetmarket.

]]> By: anthropomorphictoast http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93056 anthropomorphictoast Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93056 Squishy pigs. Utterly useless. So naturally, it's COOL AND I WANT ONE. Squishy pigs. Utterly useless. So naturally, it’s COOL AND I WANT ONE.

]]> By: Burns! http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93057 Burns! Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93057 I picked up a handful of these things in Shanghai last month. 20 yuan (about US$3) seems pretty steep, though. I got them 4 for a dollar. They're pretty amusing, but the novelty wears off quickly. They are filled with a mystery liquid, but the TSA didn't have a problem letting them on the plane. Good thing I didn't have a tube of toothpaste or anything "dangerous" with me. I picked up a handful of these things in Shanghai last month. 20 yuan (about US$3) seems pretty steep, though. I got them 4 for a dollar. They’re pretty amusing, but the novelty wears off quickly. They are filled with a mystery liquid, but the TSA didn’t have a problem letting them on the plane. Good thing I didn’t have a tube of toothpaste or anything “dangerous” with me.

]]> By: pr10n http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93059 pr10n Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93059 Maybe if you throw one at a friend's face, the pig might squirm through the nostrils and then reform inside your friend's skull. AWESOME. Maybe if you throw one at a friend’s face, the pig might squirm through the nostrils and then reform inside your friend’s skull. AWESOME.

]]> By: gabrielm http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93061 gabrielm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93061 OK everyone! Now, how do I get one without traveling to Asia? Really - someone needs to corner the import market! OK everyone! Now, how do I get one without traveling to Asia?

Really – someone needs to corner the import market!

]]> By: dculberson http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93071 dculberson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93071 I had a giant yellow slug that did this. It left slightly greasy spots on the walls and collected dust pretty quickly. It was a lot of fun, though. You could wash the dust off with dish soap and warm water. Eventually chunks came off and it looks pretty ratty. My brother bought it for me somewhere in Spokane, Washington. I had a giant yellow slug that did this. It left slightly greasy spots on the walls and collected dust pretty quickly. It was a lot of fun, though. You could wash the dust off with dish soap and warm water. Eventually chunks came off and it looks pretty ratty.

My brother bought it for me somewhere in Spokane, Washington.

]]> By: MrScience http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93078 MrScience Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93078 Woot! One step closer to Gibson's... material... <dl><tt> Case felt her move her fingers experimentally. The material of the ball seemed to offer no more resistance than temperfoam. "I wouldn't move them, if I were you." The interior of the ball seemed to tighten slightly. "It's a sex toy Jane bought in Berlin. Wiggle them long enough and it crushes them to a pulp. Variant of the material they make this flooring from. Something to do with the molecules, I suppose. Are you in pain?"</tt> </dl> Woot! One step closer to Gibson’s… material…


Case felt her move her fingers experimentally. The material of the ball seemed to offer no more resistance than temperfoam. "I wouldn't move them, if I were you." The interior of the ball seemed to tighten slightly. "It's a sex toy Jane bought in Berlin. Wiggle them long enough and it crushes them to a pulp. Variant of the material they make this flooring from. Something to do with the molecules, I suppose. Are you in pain?"
]]> By: Wingo http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93079 Wingo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93079 This intrigues me immensely, for some reason. Sorta-kinda reminds me of those weird sticky spider-thingies that you could throw at the wall and it would 'crawl' down. This intrigues me immensely, for some reason.

Sorta-kinda reminds me of those weird sticky spider-thingies that you could throw at the wall and it would ‘crawl’ down.

]]> By: abq halsey http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93080 abq halsey Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93080 This looks incredibly toxic. Pregnant women should not handle this, because your baby will come out looking like a half-eaten turducken. This looks incredibly toxic. Pregnant women should not handle this, because your baby will come out looking like a half-eaten turducken.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93082 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93082 "They quickly collected dust and dirt and quickly lost the stickiness that makes them splat so nicely." I had a somewhat similar polymer-based toy as tween in the early nineties: http://www.amazon.com/Official-Icky-Poo-Book/dp/1591742412/ It got dirty pretty quickly, but you could wash it off with soap and water. It then returned to its original stickiness after a few minutes of air drying. It also came with a warning that it could discolor latex-based paints if you left it stuck to your wall for too long. ...At any rate, on the off chance you didn't throw it out, try giving it a wash. You haven't got much to lose... “They quickly collected dust and dirt and quickly lost the stickiness that makes them splat so nicely.”

I had a somewhat similar polymer-based toy as tween in the early nineties:

http://www.amazon.com/Official-Icky-Poo-Book/dp/1591742412/

It got dirty pretty quickly, but you could wash it off with soap and water. It then returned to its original stickiness after a few minutes of air drying.

It also came with a warning that it could discolor latex-based paints if you left it stuck to your wall for too long.

…At any rate, on the off chance you didn’t throw it out, try giving it a wash. You haven’t got much to lose…

]]> By: usefulcat http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93087 usefulcat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93087 You have to be kind to them - the plastic seems to be barely a dozen molecules thick. If you really want one - you can get them here for $2.50: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3827 You have to be kind to them – the plastic seems to be barely a dozen molecules thick.

If you really want one – you can get them here for $2.50:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3827

]]> By: GlitchBomb http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93090 GlitchBomb Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93090 If you live in southern california...They Sell these in poop, soccor ball,tomato,orange and many other forms at the Kobey swapmeet here in San Diego. If you live in southern california…They Sell these in poop, soccor ball,tomato,orange and many other forms at the Kobey swapmeet here in San Diego.

]]> By: Mazoola http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93092 Mazoola Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93092 Hmmmm. A life-size human version of one of these and a highway overpass.... Hmmmm. A life-size human version of one of these and a highway overpass….

]]> By: joe holmes http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93107 joe holmes Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93107 I had this toy about ten years ago in the shape of a raw egg. We bought several for stocking stuffers. Yes, it's the same material as the toys that crawl down glass. Yes they get dirty but can be restored pretty well by washing. And yes, a little residue is left behind to ruin wall paper, etc... I had this toy about ten years ago in the shape of a raw egg. We bought several for stocking stuffers.

Yes, it’s the same material as the toys that crawl down glass. Yes they get dirty but can be restored pretty well by washing. And yes, a little residue is left behind to ruin wall paper, etc…

]]> By: mellowknees http://boingboing.net/2007/12/14/pig-toy-returns-to-n.html#comment-93115 mellowknees Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-93115 This appears to be a distant cousin of the WACKY WALL WALKER. Those, too, had a stickiness to their...erm...skin, I suppose is what you would call it. Washing them with dishwashing soap and warm water would remove any fuzzes and other bits of crap that would stick to them, and then air-drying brought the stickiness back. Which meant you could slap that thing on the wall and watch it walk down again and again and again. I wish I still had mine. I loved that thing! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacky_WallWalker This appears to be a distant cousin of the WACKY WALL WALKER. Those, too, had a stickiness to their…erm…skin, I suppose is what you would call it. Washing them with dishwashing soap and warm water would remove any fuzzes and other bits of crap that would stick to them, and then air-drying brought the stickiness back. Which meant you could slap that thing on the wall and watch it walk down again and again and again. I wish I still had mine. I loved that thing!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacky_WallWalker

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