Re: Instant cat toys

Takayuki wrote:

A penchant for trying out random crap purchased on Amazon reputedly runs in
my family; at least according to my mom.

The latest weird thing I just had to try out was this:
http://www.amazon.com/InstaMorph-Moldable-Plastic-12-oz/dp/B003QKLJKQ

Oh, wow - I want this! I'm going to buy some of that stuff. Thanks for
the tip.

Once it's been heated, how long does it take before it gets too stiff to
be molded? In other words, how long would I have to shape an object?

So as soon as I got it, I tried heating some up in a cup of water in the
microwave, and played around with it. Buster watched, quite fascinated.
Then, I got an idea for my first creation with the plastic - an artificial
milk jug ring!

So I stretched and twisted the warm plastic into a loop, ran it under cold
water to quickly let it cool, wiped it off, and dangled it at Buster. He
put his paws on my legs and whined.

I tossed the ring to him, and he circled it and batted at it. Since it had
a more corkscrew shape than a normal ring, it stood up and rolled around.
After playing with it for a while, he decided that this was a great
invention, and picked it up in his mouth, trotting off somewhere with it.

Aww! Daddy made him a corkscrew toy.

I wonder if the only thing I'm going to end up making with the plastic is
cat toys...

A worthy use, IMO.

--
Joyce

"Bacteria, with a few more bells and whistles."
-- Bonnie Bassler, describing human beings
.