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 ...

Go ahead and snag a ... 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.

Watching the toy make its own way down the stairs, hopping down each step ... As I watched the video, I couldn't help but cheer for the slinky to keep going. Sometimes it gets close to one side ...

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 ...

as soon as the Slinky is cast down a stairway. This motion is sustained through a directional wave that ricochets throughout the coil and stops when the toy hits the bottom of the stairs.

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 ...

He bounced the retro toy between his hands ... I beamed, “I can make the slinky go down the stairs.” “Big deal,” he shrugged in disinterest, “everyone can do that.” ...