you probably can figure out that this refers to the Slinky. The classic toy -- the one that's supposed to magically "walk" down the stairs, if prompted in just the right way -- turns 70 this year.

once you roll your Slinky down the stairs a few times, you’ve basically hit the wall in terms of entertainment value. So what if we told you there was yet another use for this classic toy that ...

snag a discounted Slinky (or three) while you still can. Designed for kids aged 5 and up, this classic toy can walk down stairs, slink around and serve up hours of fun.

Remember the Slinky? That classic ... Designed for kids aged 5 and up, this classic toy can walk down stairs, slink around and serve up hours of fun.

He reportedly knocked a tension spring off a shelf and as it slid to the ground, thought to himself that it could make a good toy ... walk down stairs. His wife, Betty, picked the name "slinky ...

The 67-year-old Slinky is celebrating 350 million sales ... "It's especially that walking down stairs has a kind of amazement factor." ...

It commemorates the town’s most famous native: the Slinky. The coiled toy that walks down stairs — alone or in pairs — was ... of wire that had been accidentally dropped appeared to walk. He thought: ...

What do bell-bottoms, road flares, and French perfume have in common? They all originated from men at sea. From WHYY’s Arts and Culture desk, Peter Crimmins reports on a museum collection of common ...

Watching the toy make its own way down the stairs, hopping down each step as it gathered inertia, was mesmerizing. This video made me realize watching a slinky is still just as mesmerizing as it ...