silly putty is a toy based on silicone polymers that have unusual physical properties .

it bounces , but it breaks when given a sharp blow , and it can also flow like a liquid .

it contains a viscoelastic liquid silicone , a type of non-newtonian fluid , which makes it act as a viscous liquid over a long time period but as an elastic solid over a short time period .

it was originally created during research into potential rubber substitutes for use by the united states in world war ii .

the name silly putty is a trademark of crayola llc ; the company 's factory is based in easton , pennsylvania .

other names are used to market similar substances from other manufacturers .

silly putty

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use silly putty as a
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to build a straw structure . what properties of silly putty® make it a good building material ? what properties of silly putty® make it a bad building material ?
how strong is silly putty® ? place differently - weighted objects on top of a ball of silly putty® . examine and discuss the effects .
now let ' s find out how to get silly putty out of clothes .
5 . silly putty is now owned by the company that makes crayola crayons .
because the ink is a solid , silly putty is able to pick it up .
missing some dice from a board game ? silly putty will work in a pinch .
align and test cat scanners . silly putty’s specific gravity is similar to human flesh .
remove pet hair from clothes and furniture . roll silly putty into a ball , flatten it into a pancake , and use it to pat hair - covered furniture . the hairs stick to the silly putty . you’ll have furry silly putty , but a clean couch .
peter c . l . hodgson , marketer of silly putty , dies at age 64 .
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athletes use silly putty to strengthen their grip—a practice popularized by famous football player raymond barry .
lift dirt from car seats . mold silly putty into whatever shape best fits into crevices .
clean a lipstick stain from clothes . flatten a ball of silly putty into a pancake , and use it to pat the lipstick stain , which will come up into the silly putty .
my daughter loved the silly putty - brought back lots of memories from my ole school days .
strengthen hands and forearm muscles . squeeze silly putty for ten minutes every day in each hand .
today carrie of a little learning for two is sharing 21 activity ideas for playing ( and learning ) with silly putty or therapy putty .
the columbus zoo in ohio once used silly putty to make molds of gorilla paws for educational purposes . no word on whether the animals enjoyed playing with silly putty as much as their human counterparts .
jaysle liquid glass putty crystal transparent clear putty relaxing fun toy for kids . . .
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silly putty : it ' s almost 50 ! it ' s still silly ! and it still sells !
the courant , august 2 , 1995 .
silly putty doesn’t lift modern newsprint . : ( methinks some sad sad adultitis afflicted person invented modern newsprint .
helmenstine , anne marie “silly putty chemistry” about . com . 2012 . web . 27 september . 2012 .
jonathan coleman and his son compare graphene - infused silly putty ( left ) with the unadulterated kids stuff .
scientists in ireland are using a rather unexpected material to make an extremely sensitive pressure detector : silly putty .
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silly putty
is a registered trademark of crayola llc .
there are other uses of silly putty® . at home , it can be used to pick up dirt and lint . silly putty® in various strengths is used to help people build up hand muscles after injuries . because silly putty® adheres well , it was also used by apollo astronauts to hold tools in zero - gravity !
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silly putty ' s turning 50 .
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in 2000 , a metallic silly putty was introduced to celebrate the toy ' s 50th anniversary and the millennium .
stop a small machine part from rattling . wrap silly putty as a buffer between two pieces of rattling metal .
earl warrick at dow corning , and roy mcgregor also claim they invented silly putty before wright . indeed , they did independently invent silly putty . however , wright is still considered to have been the first to invent the putty , including by crayola who now owns the brand .
silly putty turns 50 in 2000 and a special commemorative product will be introduced . silly putty remains a classic toy that appeals to any age group and will continue to provide fun for many throughout the twenty - first century and beyond .
in 1951 , the korean war almost put silly putty out of business as the government put restrictions on raw materials .
clean ink and ribbon fiber from typewriter keys . roll silly putty into a ball and press into the typewriter keys .
science writer brian clegg , revealing how silly putty is not so silly , through the versatile chemistry of its compound , polydimethylsiloxane . now next week , simon cotton gets your pulse racing .
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silly putty was discovered in 1943 by james wright who mixed boric acid and silicone oil together . it was introduced to the public in 1950 by peter hodgson . crayola acquired the exclusive manufacturing rights to silly putty in 1977 . the formulas are considered proprietary . the history of silly putty was featured on the history channel and can be viewed by clicking here .
calm your nerves . playing with silly putty has therapeutic value in reducing emotional pressure and calming nerves . at the 1969 woodstock music festival , medics working the first aid tents handed out silly putty to pacify anyone having a bad lsd trip .
and huge . some 350 million silly putty eggs ( about 5 , 500 tons ) have been sold since 1950 , according to crayola , which acquired the brand in 1977 . some years ago the company sponsored a contest for the craziest uses for silly putty . among the submissions : hanging things up with silly putty and using it in place of office supplies .
using silly putty to lift images from the comic pages in the newspaper was one of the most popular uses in the past . today , many newspapers use a “cold” printing process and news inks that do not leave an impression on the silly putty but do not despair . just pick up a pencil and draw your own words or pictures on paper and silly putty will lift off the pencil marks . stretch your silly putty and you ' ll create a funny version of your drawings .
silly putty was a serendipitous design that resulted from the combination of boric acid and silicone oil . the original design has not been significantly changed . even the plastic eggs in which the silly putty is packaged has remained for the original marketing campaign .
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watch shank ' s enthralling magnetic silly putty video above , or see a version of it
in reverse
below .
the peachy - beige color of silly putty was the only variety on the market until 1990 when fluorescent colors were introduced .
silly putty is extremely pliable , so this house fell down within 5 minutes . it was impressive when it lasted though !
adding graphene to silly putty creates a medical device : shots - health news graphene comes in sheets barely an atom thick and is extremely good at conducting electricity . by adding the unusual form of carbon to silly putty , scientists created flexible sensors .
using both hands grip the silly putty between your thumb and forefinger and gently pull ( be careful it can tear ) . fold the stretched putty back together and stretch again .
silly putty has been used to strengthen hand and forearm muscles , level the leg of a wiggly table , or even clean keyboard keys . it can remove lint from clothing and animal hair from couches . the astronauts in the apollo 8 spacecraft played with silly putty when they got bored . silly putty was also used by the columbus zoo in ohio ( 1981 ) . they used it to take hand and foot prints of gorillas . silly putty was also used to lift words and images off of newspapers .
silly putty - early history - this is what i know : peter c . l . hodgson obituary ( new york times )
we offer stain removal suggestions for both crayola and silly putty products . you can find this information by going to stain removal .
silly putty is one of the top - selling children’s toys of all time . however , the ooey - gooey substance isn’t just for kids . here are 15 facts about silly putty that prove it’s a true product of american ingenuity—not just a petty plaything .
according to crayola , more than 300 million eggs of silly putty have been sold since 1950 . that’s 4500 tons of goo !
take a trip down memory lane with silly putty . reconnect with the joy of childhood and experience the fun of stress relief .
make a silly putty® tower or sculpture and let it sit undisturbed for a couple of hours . does it hold its shape ?
as described in a
do - it - yourself
video from 2011 , the odd putty itself can be created by simply adding ferric iron oxide powder to regular silly putty . after this material is added , the putty becomes ferromagnetic .
in february 1950 , hodgson took silly putty to the international toy fair in new york , but most people there did not see potential for the new toy . luckily , hodgson did manage to get silly putty stocked at both nieman - marcus and doubleday bookstores .
because the graphite from the pencil is solid , and stays on top of the paper , the silly putty can pick it up .
in 1977 , binney & smith inc . , the crayola crayon company , acquired the rights to silly putty and continues to sell it today ( see how it is processed ) . in march 2001 , silly putty was inducted into the toy hall of fame . even chemical and engineering news , the weekly news magazine of the american chemical society , wrote a story for the 50th anniversary of silly putty .
11 . cold putty play keep your putty in the fridge to add extra sensory value to play time during summer .
artist george horner’s paintings are produced on an unusual canvas : large swaths of silly putty . these playful works sell for thousands of dollars .
in 1957 , kids could watch silly putty t . v . commercials that were strategically placed during the howdy doody show and captain kangaroo .
as you can see , silly putty encouraged my kids to explore and be creative . i loved seeing their fascination with this pliable dough .
retrieve small items from crevices . use silly putty to pick up small , dropped items like beads , or get them out of crevices .
for stress relief with hand exercises , remove silly putty from the egg and warm for a few seconds in the palm of your hand .
a number of ingredients go into making silly putty : by weight , 65 % of it is a compound called polydimethylsiloxane , but colouring agents are also included to give the wide range of colours that the putty comes in . it’s the polydimethylsiloxane ( pdms for short ) that’s a large contributor to the strange properties of silly putty , however .
silly putty was cemented as a truly classic toy when it was inducted into the national toy hall of fame in rochester , ny in 2001 .
hmmm…on the photo shoot i did , the silly putty transferred the comics just fine . although the paper may have been a few years old .
silly putty was first sold in 1950 for $ 1 . today , it retails for the same price —but don’t think you’re scoring the same deal as your parents or grandparents . silly putty eggs used to contain 1 - ounce lumps . now , they hold less than . 5 ounces .
in 1968 , the apollo 8 crew took silly putty with them into space , using the substance to tack down materials in zero - gravity .
credit for the invention of silly putty is disputed , however , although dr . warrick always maintained that he and a colleague at dow corning , rob roy mcgregor , received a patent before james wright , a researcher at general electric . g . e . also claims credit for silly putty .
original silly putty egg offers the same bouncy , elastic compound that has captivated kids since 1950 . packed in an egg - shaped container , this tan - colored silly putty lets kids mold , stretch , and play to their imagination ' s content . there is a minimum order quantity of 3 .
general electric then sent out the silly putty prototype to several engineers to see if they could find any use for the material . no one did .
buoyed by this resurgence in the toy’s popularity , the company introduced changeable silly putty in 1995 . this version upped the fun quotient by changing color based on the warmth of the user’s hands . metallic gold silly putty soon followed , just in time to celebrate the toy’s 50 th golden anniversary in 2000 .
though silly putty is particularly popular with children , college students have recently taken a renewed interest . new uses will continue to be created and the artist community may find silly putty a medium they can ' t resist . at least one sculptor already is selling his creations for several thousand dollars a piece .
silly putty® was invented by james wright , a researcher at general electric who was working on synthetic rubber substitutes in world war ii . mixing silicone oil with boric acid made the first silly putty® substance , and although it didn ' t work as a synthetic rubber , it did make a great toy !
interestingly , silly putty dissolves in alcohol . because of this , alcohol - based hand sanitizer is often the best way to get the putty out of hair or clothing . wd - 40 also works well for this .
among a lot of other things , silly putty makes a great fire starter as it burns fairly easily and slowly , as well as gets white hot .
fix a wobbly table . place a piece of silly putty under the short leg to balance the table ( unless the table is sitting on carpet ) .
10 . putty play scenes smooth putty across a tray or bench top to use as a base for lego or other figurine play .
which might be the whole point . the fact that silly putty has no purpose encourages experimentation . and that , said national museum of play chief curator christopher bensch , is one reason silly putty has endured for so long .
there ' s just a pleasurable , tactile quality to stretching it ,
he said .
if it ' s a rainy day and you need something to keep the kids amused , silly putty is one of those great things .
a few months later , a reporter for the new yorker stumbled across silly putty at a doubleday bookstore and took home an egg . fascinated , the writer wrote an article in the
talk of the town
section that appeared on august 26 , 1950 . immediately , orders for silly putty started pouring in .
more than 300 million silly putty eggs have been sold since the product burst upon the toy scene in 1950 . by 1960 , it was a worldwide phenomenon .
though hodgson introduced silly putty at the international toy fair in new york in february of 1950 , it was not until several months later when an article appeared in the new yorker magazine that sales took off . initially , its market as a novelty item was 80 % adult . however , by 1955 silly putty was most popular with kids ages six to 12 years old . six years later , silly putty was introduced to the soviet union , followed by europe , where it was a hit in germany , switzerland , the netherlands , and italy . by the time hodgson died in 1976 , silly putty had made him a multi - millionaire .
hodgson decided to re - name the goo “silly putty” and sell it on his own . but it wasn’t just whimsy that drove hodgson to package silly putty in plastic eggs—it was also timing . spring was arriving , hodgson needed a promotional hook , and what would sell a new toy better than a commercial holiday like easter ?
why did a blob of goo become one of the most popular toys for children and adults in the 1950s ? for hodgson , silly putty offered a release from emotional stress . “it means five minutes of escape from neurosis . it means not having to worry about korea or family difficulties , ” hodgson told the new yorker . spread silly putty on a newspaper and the ink sticks to it , the text mirrored . pull and stretch the putty , and the headlines wiggle and zigzag . silly putty is a toylike artifact from an era in need of distraction .
since
bouncing putty
didn ' t describe all of the putty ' s unusual and entertaining attributes , hodgson thought hard about what to call the substance . after much contemplation and numerous options suggested , he decided to name the goo
silly putty
and to sell each egg for $ 1 .
silly putty became as historically relevant as judy garland’s iconic ruby slippers after a sampling of the brand’s products were added to the national museum of american history’s permanent collections . according to museum archivist john a . fleckner , he chose to include silly putty because it’s “a case study of invention , business and entrepreneurship , and longevity .
jonathan coleman and his son compare graphene - infused silly putty ( left ) with the unadulterated kids stuff . naoise culhane / amber center , trinity college dublin hide caption
however , the viscoelasticity of pdms alone isn’t enough to account for silly putty’s oddities . another ingredient in the mix , boric acid , also makes a decisive contribution . the pdms chains in silly putty end in oh groups . the boric acid can react with these to form transient boron - mediated linkages between different polymer chains . these ‘crosslinks’ help hold the putty together , and also contribute to its properties .
hodgson employed students from yale university to package one - ounce balls of silly putty in colorful plastic eggs selling for $ 1 . silly putty was officially unveiled at the international toy fair in new york in february 1950 . unfortunately , it failed to generate significant interest , forcing hodgson to continue to stump for retail outlets on his own .
a proud inductee into the national toy hall of fame , silly putty has captured kids ' curiosity for generations with its versatile physical properties . whether you ' re a curious kid or a nostalgic kid - at - heart who is looking for something to fidget with , silly putty is sure to deliver near - endless fun and fascination .
the magnet used in the video is likely quite strong , dourmashkin said :
the putty is also magnetized and the magnetic field strength of the putty is strongest inside the putty . so the ferromagnet is sucked into the region of greater field strength , which is inside the putty .
the final product is great ! it can copy newspaper print and bounces when you roll it up into a ball , just like the original store - bought silly putty .
the origins of this rubber - like substance date back to a time when the u . s . faced a major crisis . find out how silly putty was invented .
completely encase your thumb with the silly putty , wiggle it off , seal the end and press it down . the satisfying pop that fills the room is incredibly addicting .
one of his students had this funny idea : what if we mix graphene , with its electrical properties , with the silly putty and its strange bouncy , runny properties .
in your notebook , compare the physical qualities of your putty to the commercial putty as well the results of the tests on each . provide an explanation for the behaviors you observe in each test for the putty samples .
pull the putty out of the mixing bowl and set it on a paper towel . knead the putty in your hands for five to ten minutes .
if , like me , you were a child in the 1960s , one of the must - have toys was silly putty , originally known , rather unfortunately , in the uk as potty putty . like custard and ketchup , these balls of rubbery gel were , in fact , made up of a non - newtonian fluid – in the case of the silly putty a viscoelastic substance that would , with time , flow like a very sticky liquid , but that became an elastic solid under pressure , so that you could bounce it like a ball . the compound behind silly putty’s unusual characteristics is polydimethylsiloxane .
once my son discovered this , the pencil grip was no more . he laughed and giggled as he pulled off chunks of silly putty until only a little blue nubbins remained .
p . s . silly putty is also one of the new cool things that you can add to a build - your - own adultitis first aid kit . build yours today !
a restriction on silicone during the korean war meant that hodgson had to stop making silly putty for a few years . business suffered , but sales picked up once the fighting ended .
the silly putty collection tells many fascinating stories about how this unusual product became an american phenomenon ,
said john a . fleckner , chief archivist at the museum , when it was added to the museum ' s collection .
we are interested in this collection because silly putty is a case study of invention , business and entrepreneurship , and longevity .
a dash of graphene can transform the stretchy goo known as silly putty into a pressure sensor able to monitor a human pulse or even track the dainty steps of a small spider .
what little waste is produced is recycled back into the mixing process . since it must be safe for child ' s play , the material used to make silly putty is nontoxic .
silly putty was one of the things taken into lunar orbit in 1968 during the apollo 8 mission . they principally used it to secure tools in place so they wouldn’t float away .
a general electric engineer named james wright is generally credited as the creator of silly putty , making the discovery of the substance in 1943 when he combined boric acid and silicone oil .
although it is by no means the only substance in silly putty , with the main component being dimethylsiloxane , pdms remains the substance that defines its behaviour . the product was originally developed following the rubber shortage during the second world war when many synthetic alternatives were researched , though it was not until the 1960s that both silly putty and pdms began to be widely available .
the eight million units produced in 1998 is four times what was produced in 1987 . binney & smith , the maker of crayola products who has manufactured silly putty since 1977 , added four fluorescent colors in 1990—magenta , orange , green , and yellow . a market study at this time showed that nearly 70 % of american households had purchased silly putty at some time .
the toy that proved popular with adults as a stress reliever even joined the space race . the apollo 8 astronauts carried silly putty in sterling - silver eggs on their 1968 lunar orbit .
in 1991 ,
glow in the dark
was introduced , though classic silly putty has remained the best seller . most silly putty is still packaged in plastic eggs . each egg contains 0 . 47 oz ( 13 . 5 g ) and sells for about $ 1 . 00 . binney & smith produces more than 12 , 000 eggs or 300 lb ( 136 . 2 kg ) each day . more than 300 million eggs—or 4 , 000 tons of silly putty—have been sold since 1950 , which is enough to stretch around the earth nearly three times .
today , silly putty continues to amuse and entertain . up next , we ' ll take a closer look at its unusual properties and how they can lead to a contradiction in terms .
silly putty is touted as a grip enhancer , used , binney & smith says , by athletes to increase hand strength . the company adds that it is recommended by many therapists as a stress reliever . but silly putty no longer lives up to my expectations for its primary function . it seems that changes in printing inks and processes - - not , as many believe , in the putty - - have limited its ability to pick up newspaper images .
my 12 year old daughter is very happy with this putty , thank you .
these colors really stand out ! express yourself with our primary thinking putty collection .
our tool , containing silly putty enclosed by a thin rubber diaphragm , slowly moves over the surface of the mirror while simultaneously rapidly orbiting around itself . the silly putty is stiff over the quick period of the orbit , which smooths out small - scale irregularities in the mirror surface . over the longer time it takes to move across the mirror , the silly putty flows easily , so the tool always matches the surface’s shape . as a result , it removes glass at a predictable rate and in a predictable pattern that doesn’t vary as it moves across the mirror .
after hodgson passed away in 1976 , binney & smith , the company behind the crayola brand , acquired the rights to silly putty in 1977 . a scant ten years later , sales of the product exceeded 2 million eggs annually . around 1990 , silly putty also began to be sold in multiple colors , including a glow - in - the - dark version released in 1991 .
silly putty eventually found more practical uses . according to a 1990 new york times article it has the same density as human flesh , and for a time doctors used it to safely test and align x - ray computed tomography machines . the substance’s unique properties also mimic the plasticity of plate tectonics : geologists can show students how the earth’s crust moves using models made from silly putty .
dr . earl l . warrick , one of the scientists who claimed credit for the creation of the ubiquitous plaything silly putty , died last friday at his home in loma linda , calif .
but silly putty really took off once the savvy marketing man identified a more lucrative customer base : children . hodgson created a tv ad campaign for silly putty that’s today credited as one of the first commercials for kids . the strategy paid off ; when hodgson died in 1976 , his estate was worth $ 140 million . today , it would be worth close to $ 590 million .
i remember my awe when my dad showed me this trick the first time . simply press it on the page and the newsprint makes a perfect imprint . a little word of warning though . i found that the dollar store brand of silly putty doesn’t produce a very clear image . if you really want to show kids the silly putty copy ability , i suggest buying brand name .
demonstrate elastomeric properties . if you rip silly putty apart quickly , it acts as a brittle object and fractures . if you pull it slowly , it acts as a maleable object and elongates .
but those uses weren ' t really all that silly . after all , the apollo 8 astronauts tried it .
earlier this year , an announcement came across the news wires that silly putty is celebrating its 50th year . an image immediately came to mind , and i can see it as clearly today as i could in person 35 years ago : that hard , dark brown spot in the old burgundy - colored carpeting on the floor of the basement playroom . i ' m positive it was silly putty .
from there , there was no end to the popularity of silly putty . children continue to play with the simple gob of goo often referred to as the
toy with one moving part .
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it was a runaway hit and made a millionaire of mr . hodgson ; ms . fallgatter soon dropped out of the business . ( today , silly putty is sold by binney & smith , the maker of crayola crayons , which picked up the putty product through an acquisition . )
the researchers mixed graphene flakes , roughly 20 atomic layers thick and up to 800 nanometers long , with homemade silly putty , a silicone polymer , to produce dark grey g - putty that conducted electricity . crucially , its electrical resistance changed dramatically when the researchers applied even tiny amounts of pressure . the putty was at least ten times more sensitive than other nanocomposite sensors .
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silly putty , one of the most popular toys of the 20th century , was invented accidentally . find out what a war , an indebted advertising consultant , and a ball of goo have in common .
silly putty ' s birth began as an accident . during wwii , rubber materials became scarce after japan invaded territories that exported rubber goods and so the government funded research to find a synthetic rubber compound .
stretch your imagination with silly putty ‒ the crazy compound that bounces , molds , stretches , snaps , and more ! a classic that’s been around since the 1950s , silly putty has put smiles on the faces of kids around the globe . with a little egg of our stretchy goo in your hand , you can count on hours of fun alone or with friends . and adults ‒ don’t think you’ve outgrown the use of silly putty in your hectic life ! our pliable putty is the perfect stress relief . simply ball it up and squeeze in your hands when you need to usher in a little calm throughout your day . whether you prefer the nostalgia of the old school original silly putty egg or our updated offerings , such as the glow - in - the - dark or glitter formulas , we’ve got an egg fit for everyone ! pick one or buy in bulk today and let the stretchy fun begin !
in 1950 , the new yorker ran an article about silly putty and hodgson was flooded with orders — 250 , 000 of them . when hodgson died , he left behind an estate of $ 140 million .
silly putty ( or science putty , as it’s sometimes referred to ) is an odd material . stretch it slowly and it happily deforms , and can be molded very easily . however , pull it apart with enough force and it’ll snap clean in two . it flows imperceptibly slowly , as if it were a thick liquid , but when rolled up into a ball will bounce if thrown at a hard surface . a closer look at the chemicals that make up silly putty can help us explain this strange behaviour .
silly putty acts mainly as a viscous liquid , though it can have properties of an elastic solid , too . it acts mainly as a viscous or viscoelastic liquid , though it can have properties of an elastic solid , too . silly putty is made primarily of polydimethylsiloxane ( pdms ) . there are bonds within the polymer , but hydrogen bonds are the bonds that are between the molecules . the hydrogen bonds can be readily broken . when small amounts of stress are slowly applied to the putty , only a few of the bonds are broken . when a few bonds are broken , the putty flows . when more stress is applied quickly , some bonds break , causing the putty to tear .
spray wd - 40 on any remaining putty and let it stand for a few minutes .
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hi there ! thanks for the tips . i’m trying to use silly putty to mask out teeth on a jawset sculpt , the trouble i’m having is that if i push the putty down on one side of the tooth it pops out on the other . any ideas on how to make it behave ?
drop a ball of silly putty and it bounces . throw it from a roof and it shatters into pieces . pull it apart , and it stretches . hit it with a hammer and it keeps its shape .
though this
swallowing
actually takes quite a bit of time ( as seen in a recent magnetic silly putty time - lapse ) , shanks sped up the footage to show the process in its entirety . fascinating .
please note : at first , the putty is not magnetically charged . to activate , use the included magnet to align the putty ' s magnetic forces . hold the magnet to the putty for 5 seconds . once it ' s charged , watch your putty be attracted to or be repelled from the magnet ! made with silicone - based inert non - toxic synthetic rubber ; contains no latex / wheat compounds . due to materials used , this is a firmer putty . putty shipped in cold weather should be brought up to room temperature before manipulating . please note : putty takes a little playing with to warm and soften . may feel tough to start .
the full story of silly putty ' s origins (
silly putty , now a classic ,
all about / silicone products , dec . 29 ) is one of the zaniest chapters in the history of the general electric research laboratory , and offered some welcome relief from the feverish activity of world war ii . i was not a participant but i was privy to the details because of my work in the lab ' s pilot plant .
after failing as a rubber substitute , silly putty became an american icon on par with comic - book hero batman . by the end of the 1960s the toy’s popularity had carried it behind the iron curtain and into space .
the process for making silly putty is relatively simple and involves only a few steps . after the raw materials are checked to make sure they meet specifications , they are weighed in the appropriate amounts to make up a batch .
the properties of pdms are partly responsible for silly putty’s properties . it’s what’s known as a viscoelastic solid . this basically means that it is capable of flowing like a liquid in some cases , but behaves like an elastic solid in others . the polymer chains are quite flexible , and when they are particularly long , as in the case of silly putty , they can become loosely entangled around one - another . this is what causes pdms’s viscoelasticity .
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silly putty was purchased by binney & smith , best known for their crayola brand , in 1977 , a year after hodgson died . by the time of his death in 1976 , hodgson’s net worth was around $ 140 million .
we want to have fun with our kids ! however , when summer hits , so do the expenses . kids activities are pricey , but entertainment doesn’t need to be pricey . these easy silly putty activities will do the trick !
made with micron - sized iron - based particles , this charged - up putty has magnetic powers .
the putty is fun to play with like play doh but it is magnet and can move around .
the girls roll their putty into ‘snakes’ and then twist these into other shapes to help develop dexterity .
with two children on the autism spectrum if there is one thing that has been tried and tested thoroughly in our family it would be therapy tools . while there are many that we find useful there is one that stands out as a firm favourite and that is therapy putty . therapy putty is a silicone based putty available in different resistance levels – colour coded according to how firm or soft the putty is . we use therapy putty in many different ways to address a variety of skill building and sensory needs ; not only is it portable , inexpensive and relatively mess free , it is also a lot of fun to work and play with . plus you can make your own silly putty using this recipe to use in these activities as well .
in 2000 , silly putty was inducted into the national toy hall of fame in salem , oregon . the pink “solid liquid” still comes in an egg but with a new variety of colors that include glow - in - the - dark .
when the putty is slowly molded , the crosslinks have time to break and reform at different points in the polymer chains . this means we are able to see the viscous flow of the putty . however , when the putty is pulled with suitable force , the crosslinks do not have time to break and reform , so elastic behaviour is seen . with suitable force exerted , the putty can even be shattered .
generic
silly putty
( can ' t technically be called silly putty as that is a trademark owned by binny & smith ) is still produced by dow corning as dow corning 3179 dilatant compound ( msds ) . there is more in that little plastic egg than the cross - linked polymethylsiloxane polymer . additives are used to make the gooey polymer into the toy with which we are all familiar ( fact sheet , ingredients list ) . you can buy this generic material in bulk for $ 400 / 50 pounds from dow corning or 5 pound bulk . it costs about $ 67 . 75 / pound out of the egg . so what do you do with 50 pounds of silly putty ? watch this video to find out .
hodgson loved toys and had a good sense of what might appeal to both adults and children . when fallgatter stopped carrying what she called “bouncing putty , ” hodgson jumped at the opportunity . he borrowed money to pay for a shipment of putty from the general electric lab where wright had first made it and bought the production rights . hodgson renamed it silly putty and sold it in one - ounce portions inside small plastic eggs in time for easter in 1950 . the putty sold modestly at first , though eventually hodgson convinced doubleday and nieman - marcus bookstores to stock it .
silly putty was an accidental invention during the second world war . this rubber - like substance will mold into millions of shapes and even bounce ! make your own using only two household supplies for a project that’s also a great chemistry or history lesson !
binney & smith—the easton , penn . - based company that invented the now - eponymous crayola crayon—purchased silly putty a year after hodgson’s death . ( today , the company goes by crayola llc . ) the two products are manufactured in the same factory .
silly putty , marked as
the real solid liquid ,
was at first considered a novelty item ( i . e . a toy for adults ) . however , by 1955 the market shifted and the toy became a huge success with children .
originally you could use silly putty to copy text from comics and newspapers and the like . this isn’t always true today due to a change in the inking process , specifically , the switch from petroleum based to soy - based inks in many newspapers .
in 1949 , ( 4 years after the war ended ) a man named peter hodgson had an idea . his idea was to put the goo into plastic eggs and named it
silly putty . after borrowing $ 147 . 00 , he did just that . he then began selling it as a toy , first to adults , then several years later to children . silly putty , the amazing , stretching , bouncing ball of goo , became a fad that has been around for more than 40 years .
with that endorsement in the new yorker , interest in silly putty skyrocketed . arnold clark received more than a quarter - million orders in three days , and hodgson ' s great gamble had paid off . the soft , malleable material soon became a fixture in homes across north america and eventually - - the world . when hodgson passed away in 1976 , silly putty was being sold throughout the united states and 22 other countries , with annual sales exceeding $ 5 million [ sources : haynes , mcfadden ] .
hodgson remained enamored with the product’s sales potential . despite being $ 12 , 000 in debt , he borrowed an addition $ 147 to buy a large quantity of the putty from general electric . after deliberating over a variety of names for the substance , he settled on silly putty , a name that he felt best reflected the novelty toy’s unusual and entertaining attributes .
before photoshop , crafty kids could digitally manipulate and distort images by placing silly putty over newspaper , lifting it off , and transferring the ink onto a new surface . sadly , this is no longer the case ; today’s newspapers are printed using nontransferable ink .
9 . ice mould shapes push putty into chocolate or ice moulds to create shapes for use in play scenes . the action of pushing the putty into the moulds and then extracting it is a great skill building activity .
hodgson caught his big break when a new yorker reporter went to a doubleday bookstore to pick up a book and instead found silly putty . the reporter wrote a short article praising hodgson and his toy in the august 26 , 1950 , issue of the magazine . suddenly everyone in the country had to have silly putty . within a year hodgson had sold millions of his plastic eggs , and annual sales went on to exceed $ 5 million in the 1970s . television ads further cemented the toy as a national phenomenon .
peter c . l . hodgson , sr . , an advertising and marketing executive who turned a seemingly useless silicone substance into an international craze called silly putty died of a heart attack yesterday at his home in madison , conn . he was 64 years old .
in 1968 , apollo 8 astronauts took silly putty to lunar orbit with them in a specially crafted sterling - silver egg . it amused the bored crew , but the toy also had a practical purpose : it was used to hold down tools in zero gravity .
by the 1960s , silly putty was becoming popular worldwide and was sold in russia and europe . it even went to the moon with the apollo 8 astronauts , in sterling silver eggs , reportedly to alleviate boredom and to help fasten down tools in zero gravity .
although silly putty is very stretchy , it also breaks cleanly and , strangely enough , even shatters if hit with enough force . in 1989 , a graduate student at alfred university in new york state dropped a 100 - pound ball of silly putty from the roof of a campus building to see what would happen : would it bounce , break , or just turn into a giant pancake ? the massive ball dropped , bounced about eight feet into the air , and then shattered when it hit the ground the second time !
turns out making a composite material using graphene and silly putty gives you a new material that is still runny and bouncy , but now conducts electricity and is extremely sensitive to pressure . press on it just the tiniest amount , and you change its electrical resistance .
what pink substance is a toy , a stress reliever and can be used to clean a computer keyboard ? silly putty of course , an icon of american pop culture . it is the classic toy with only “one moving part” that comes in a plastic egg .
silly putty was a welcome , almost necessary , companion to the sunday comics . after kneading the pliable ball , you could smash it down on the newspaper page and then lift it off with the comics ' mirror image on the putty . careful stretching could then alter the features of any comic strip character . this process was repeated over and over again to great amusement .
during the exercises focus on the feel of the putty and the movement of your hands to relax your mind .
james wright , the man who was awarded the patent in 1943 , discovered that reacting boric acid with silicone oil would produce a gooey , bouncy material with several unique properties . although it never became a suitable rubber substitute , it eventually become known as silly putty .
mix 1 part liquid starch to 2 parts glue . whatever amount of liquid starch you use , double that amount for the glue . we used 1 / 4 cup of starch and 1 / 2 cup of glue , which made 2 large balls of silly putty .
the weight of each silly putty egg is controlled by sampling the extrusion process . statistical process control is also used to maintain the correct weight . in addition to being visually checked for color , sample eggs are tested for bounce , stretch , and other performance properties .
the first silly putty was made by mixing silicone oil with boric acid . the formula and manufacturing process have remained essentially unchanged for 50 years - - except for added colorants to make the newer bright , glow - in - the - dark , temperature - changeable , or 50th - anniversary gold putty . more than 4 , 500 tons , or 300 million eggs , have been sold since 1950 .
hodgson , who at the time was deeply in debt ( $ 12 , 000 ) , borrowed money to buy more of the putty and eventually the production rights , renaming it “silly putty” . he then hired some yale college students to take the large quantity of putty and divvy it up into one ounce red plastic egg containers , which would sell for $ 1 each . thanks in part to a “talk of the town” new yorker article , as well as being debuted reasonably close to easter , which was the inspiration for packaging it in an a plastic egg , silly putty became an instant nation - wide hit selling 250 , 000 units in the first three days and around six million units in the first year at $ 1 an egg , making it one of the fastest selling toys in history .
silly putty was an instant success , and mr . hodgson quickly geared up to take advantage of it . in 1950 , he established arnold clark , inc . in new haven and a manufacturing plant in north branford , conn . to make and distribute the non - toxic goo .
one of the obvious ones . my son liked to throw it at the cats to chase . as a bonus , when silly putty rolls along the floor , it picks up any dirt and debris hiding out . think of it as a pre - treatment for washing the tile .


the international wrestling association ( iwa ) was a professional wrestling promotion based in cleveland , ohio in the 1970s .

it was founded by eddie einhorn and pedro martinez in 1975 .

the company descended from the national wrestling federation .

it was originally intended to be the first national wrestling promotion , but stayed primarily in the mid-atlantic region .

einhorn offered his wrestlers more money and benefits than competing promotions , helping to lure big names such as mil mascaras ( the company 's heavyweight champion ) .

einhorn left the promotion later that year , and johnny powers took over as booker .

the company scaled down and stayed in virginia and north carolina .

after losing an antitrust lawsuit against the rival jim crockett promotions , the iwa closed in 1978 .

international wrestling association ( 1970s )

not to be confused with international wrestling association ( puerto rico ) or international wrestling association of japan .
in the 1970s , ron martinez introduced his friend eddie einhorn to his father pedro martinez , and the duo established the international wrestling association in 1975 as a descendant company of martinez ' s national wrestling federation . the iwa was originally intended to be the first national wrestling promotion .
in 1964 , snyder and the bruiser renamed nwa : in–the world wrestling association ( wwa ) .
in the 1970s , ron martinez introduced his friend eddie einhorn to his father pedro martinez , and the duo established the international wrestling association in 1975 as a descendant company of martinez ' s national wrestling federation . [ 2 ] the iwa was originally intended to be the first national wrestling promotion . [ 3 ]
in 1989 , the united states wrestling association ( uswa ) was formed by the merging of jerry jarret ' s continental wrestling association ( cwa ) and fritz von erich ' s world class championship wrestling ( wccw ) .
international championship wrestling ( icw ) promotion was founded in 1978 by angelo poffo in the kentucky area .
the city of montreal , quebec has a rich wrestling history , served for much of the early part of the 20th century by legendary promoter eddie quinn and his
international wrestling association
brand name .
in the 1970s , mustang wrestling was marked by an ever - increasing participation of wrestlers in national and international competitions and by the creation of a government supported program . it was during this time that canadian wrestling adopted the international federation of associated wrestling styles rules for all levels of the sport , thus adopting the standardized wrestling rules under which international competitions are regulated . the adoption of this rule system was advantageous for many western grapplers who participated in many competitions outside the university system , including national and international competitions .
it was sold to continental wrestling association ( cwa ) owner jerry jarrett in 1989 in his attempt to go national as the united states wrestling association ( uswa ) which lasted 8 years and failed at going national .
when the nwf shut down , reynolds stepped in as play - by - play announcer for martinez ' s next endeavor , the international wrestling association , in 1975 . you can still hear him calling matches with
when they joined the national wrestling association ( nwa ) it was seen as one of the most important promotions in nwa history .
nearly 30 years ago , in a distant time when the mayaguez dominated the headlines and abc had five of the most - watched television shows in the country , the international wrestling association ( iwa ) made a short - lived bid to create a national professional wrestling promotion .
the idea was simple — to offer a superior product in an era when an uneasy territorial balance of power existed between the national wrestling alliance , the world wide wrestling federation , and the american wrestling association .
stampede wrestling was found in 1948 by canadian wrestling star stu hart in the calgary - area as klondike wrestling .
after the national expansion of the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) and world championship wrestling ( wcw ) , the cwa left the national wrestling alliance ( nwa ) in 1989 to join the american wrestling association ( awa ) in an attempt to help them compete with the wwf and wcw . when that failed jerry jarret bought fritz von erich ' s world class wrestling association ( wcwa ) and merged it with cwa to create united states wrestling association ( uswa ) which wasn ' t a wrestling territory per se despite only promoting shows in tennessee and texas , it was jarrett ' s attempt at going national .
the international wrestling association ( iwa ) is a wrestling promotion in puerto rico , started in japan in 1994 by promoter victor quiñones . the hispanic division was created in 1999 . the company was a member of the national wrestling alliance until 2001 , but again became a member in 2007 . iwa was also a wwe developmental territory from 1999 - 2001 .
the international wrestling association ( iwa ) was a wrestling promotion in puerto rico , started in japan in 1994 by promoter victor quiñones . the hispanic division was created in 1999 . the company was a member of the national wrestling alliance until 2001 , but again became a member in 2007 . iwa was also a wwe developmental territory from 1999 - 2001 .
the international wrestling association ( iwa ) was a professional wrestling promotion in puerto rico , started in japan in 1994 by promoter victor quiñones . the hispanic division was created in 1999 . the company was a member of the national wrestling alliance until 2001 , but again became a member in 2007 . iwa was also a wwe developmental territory from 1999 - 2001 .
but when he left to start up wcw in australia , he sold it to wilbur snyder and american wrestling association ( awa ) wrestler , dick the bruiser .
the bid to establish a national wrestling promotion in the 1970s came about because ron martinez was a basketball junkie . in pre - espn days , tvs was the major tv syndicator of college hoops , and martinez struck up a friendship with eddie einhorn , who ran the company and followed wrestling . he connected einhorn with his father , promoter pedro martinez , and they established the international wrestling alliance in 1975 .
beginning her professional wrestling career at just age 17 in her native australia , she would win the international wrestling association ' s womens championship four times . in 2003 , she left for the united states and trained alongside wrestlers such as elijah burke , jillian hall , christopher daniels , and claudio castignoli ( known as cesaro today in wwe ) .
pacific northwest wrestling ( pnw ) was founded 1925 by herb owen who promoted boxing and wrestling .
before they joined the nwa , they were a member of international wrestling alliance ( iwa ) , a governing body created by barnett . after merging , iwa championship belts became nwa regional belts .
the 1970s were the golden age of armwrestling . with abc’s wide world of sports airing the petaluma world’s wristwrestling championship every year , millions of people discovered the sport , thousands of new armwrestlers emerged , and dozens of armwrestling organizations were formed . more people saw armwrestling on television during the ‘70s than in any decade since . by the middle of the decade , money was coming into the sport , which helped raise the level of competition even higher . but who were the very best pullers of the decade ? i decided to do some research and create a list . to develop this list , i focussed mostly on results from the major events of the era . these were the biggest tournaments , which attracted the best pullers . these include national and world championships organized by the world’s wristwrestling championship ( wwc ) , the world professional armwrestling association ( wpaa ) , the world arm wrestling federation ( wawf ) , the carling o’keefe world wristwrestling championships , the american armwrestling association ( aaa ) , the national arm wrestling association ( nawa ) , arm wrestling international ( awi ) , and the international federation of arm wrestlers ( ifaw ) . based on my analysis of the results i’ve managed to find , in my opinion , these are the top 25 male armwrestlers / wristwrestlers of the 1970s .
this promotion should not be confused with another iwa , which was started up by eddie einhorn and operated in the mid 1970s . einhorn ' s iwa was arguably the first concentrated effort to create a single , nationally touring wrestling promotion , competing directly against the members of the national wrestling alliance .
continental wrestling association ( cwa ) was founded in 1977 by total nonstop action wrestling ( tna ) co - founder jerry jarrett , he ran the promotion with wwe hall of famer jerry lawler . they promoted shows out of the states of tennessee and kentucky .
this promotion should not be confused with another iwa , which was started up by eddie einhorn and operated in the mid 1970s . einhorn ' s iwa was arguably the first concentrated effort to create a single , nationally - touring wrestling promotion , competing directly against the members of the national wrestling alliance .
under the guidance and leadership of coach glynn leyshon in the mid - 1960s , intercollegiate wrestling at western expanded into national and international competitions . athletes continued their training after the season ended and increasingly entered open competitions , despite their differing rules . charlie nixon and pete lockyer became the first canadian grapplers to make the leap from intercollegiate to international competitions . participating in these non - intercollegiate competitions meant that students had to cover all travel , accommodation and entry fees , which could be quite substantial . gradually the expenses for these competitions were taken over by the ontario amateur wrestling association .
this promotion should not be confused with another iwa , which was started up by eddie einhorn and operated in the mid - 1970s . einhorn ' s iwa was arguably the first concentrated effort to create a single , nationally - touring wrestling promotion , competing directly against the members of the national wrestling alliance .
in 1984 , due to poor attendances , the territory was sold to jerry lawler and jerry jarret . they merged it with their continental wrestling association ( cwa ) where randy savage went on to become a star .
heart of america sports attractions was founded in 1948 by the first ever nwa world heavyweight champion , orville brown , as the midwest wrestling association ( mwa ) . he promoted out of kansas , missouri and iowa .
the american wrestling association ' s ( awa ) roots go back to 1933 when it was known as the minneapolis boxing & wrestling club ( mbwc ) founded by anton stecher . in 1952 he sold part of it to wally karbo before he died in 1954 , karbo then took over the promotion with wrestling star verne gagne .
in 2014 , christina kelley , the chief international ambassador for u . s . a . wrestling , became one of the few women allowed into a wrestling arena in iran since the 1979 islamic revolution . she said on saturday that she was frustrated by mr . trump’s decision .
in 1991 , jim cornette founded smokey mountain wrestling ( smw ) in tennessee . the last wrestling territory ever created .
participation in international championships also meant that athletes needed to train throughout the year . in the early 1970s , coach leyshon created the london amateur wrestling and athletic club , now the london - western wrestling club . the primary goal of the club was to ensure that students were able to train and compete throughout the year . this club affiliation has been very positive for wrestlers and many universities have since established similar programs . watch a segment of our video interview with ray takahashi , current coach of western wrestling , as he speaks about the importance of the club affiliation .
1954 ontario quebec athletic association champions with porter trophy . left to right : s . thompson , r . preston , e . zeigler , glynn leyshon , r . davis .
the iwa is probably the fastest growing promotion in puerto rico of the past few years . in recent years , it has given the island ' s long - standing promotion world wrestling council a tough competition , featuring younger local and international stars .
jackie brock - doyle , a spokeswoman for track and field’s world governing body , the international association of athletics federations , said , “we clearly need to understand the implications of this new u . s . immigration policy and will be seeking assurances that it will not adversely affect” the sport’s world championships , scheduled to be held in eugene , ore . , in 2021 .
prior to the 1960s , recruitment of athletes for major international competitions such as the olympics , commonwealth games , pan - am games and world championships , was done mostly through the ymcas . in the 1960s , universities that were equipped with paid coaches , excellent training facilities and regularly scheduled competitions became the primary source of high caliber athletes that would then be recruited for major international competitions .
the footage , including wrestling from the 1960s , 1970s , and 1980s , features matches from ( among others ) gorgeous george , classy freddie blassie , andre the giant , lex luger , junkyard dog , and ric flair . to date , none of the footage acquired from dmg has ever been released .
mike barry , egon beiler , joe dell ' aquila , brian renken , lloyd renken and ray takahashi are some of the athletes who participated and in many cases championed major competitions in the 1970s , including ontario university athletic association and canadian interuniversity athletics union championships , canadian opens , pan - am games , world cups , commonwealth games and the olympics . during leyshon’s seventeen years as coach , the team won championships in 1965 , 1969 , 1971 , 1973 , 1975 , 1978 and 1979 . with all the team’s provincial , national and international success , the london free press and western ' s newspaper , campus sport , increasingly covered wrestling , thus having a direct impact on the public’s support .
at least one international olympic committee delegate criticized mr . trump’s decision . the delegate , richard peterkin of st . lucia , said saturday that he considered the executive order “very , very disappointing . ”
there’s no doubt that wrestling remains one of the world’s most popular sports , contested at the olympics every four years , with participants from all over the world . at ubc , wrestling had its peak back in the 1970s . with a strong varsity program , the team was one of the best in canada . unfortunately in 1986 , its varsity status was stripped due to lack of funding .
world class championship wrestling ( wccw ) was founded in 1960 by fritz von erich as nwa big time wrestling ( nwa : btw ) .
in 1980 , because of ron ' s brother robert ' s lazy booking , most of the wrestlers left for angelo poffo ' s promotion , international championship wrestling ( icw ) , leading fuller to sell the knoxville part of the promotion to jim crockett promotions ( jcp ) .
president trump’s ban on visitors from seven predominantly muslim nations could have a wide impact on international sports , including jeopardizing a warm relationship between the united states and iran in wrestling competitions and threatening the chances of los angeles hosting the 2024 summer olympics and of the united states securing soccer’s 2026 world cup .
because of the decline in territorial wrestling at the time , smw had a working agreement with the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) . many who wrestled in smw would become stars in the late 90 ' s in the wwf , world championship wrestling ( wcw ) and extreme championship wrestling ( ecw ) .
all - star wrestling ( asw ) was founded in 1960 by rod fenton as a successor to his big time wrestling ( btw ) promotion in vancouver .
the legendary feud between the von erich ' s and the freebird ' s were a staple of the era . following the death of one of their top stars , gino hernandez , and nwa world heavyweight champion ric flair no longer being booked in wccw they withdrew from the national wrestling alliance ( nwa ) in 1986 and changed their named to world class wrestling association ( wcwa ) .
11 years ago today , wwe announces they have acquired the world class championship wrestling and stampede wrestling libraries . this makes the world ' s largest wrestling video library even larger , giving wwe an estimated 100 , 000 total hours of content .
in 1972 , legendary japanese wrestler giant baba left the japan pro wrestling alliance ( jpwa ) and created his own promotion–all japan pro wrestling ( ajpw ) in tokyo .
bill watts saw what the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) was doing and decided he wanted the company to go national under the united wrestling federation ( uwf ) .
what became known as extreme championship wrestling ( ecw ) was founded as tri - state wrestling alliance ( tswa ) by joel goodhart in 1989 . he sold it to philadelphia promoter todd gordon in 1992 who renamed it eastern championship wrestling ( ecw ) .
“we didn’t compete in a league before , but this year we’re excited because now we have something really to aspire to , ” said hayashi . “we’re joining a new league called the ncwa [ national collegiate wrestling association ] and that’ll be exciting for us because we will be able to compete at a national level now . ”
blanchard sold the promotion to texas all - star wrestling ( tasw ) in 1985 .
13 . st . louis wrestling club : st . louis , missouri , western illinois
the wwe owns the cwf video archives from their tv show and in 2007 opened a development wrestling promotion named florida championship wrestling ( fcw ) in cwf ' s honor .
while wrestling in the area hit the skids in the mid - 1960s , the formation of the national wrestling federation in 1969 - 70 rejuvenated the territory . ron said the idea behind creating a new promotion was math 101 , based on national wrestling alliance demands .
though the iwa drew moderately sized crowds to smaller buildings like manhattan’s beacon theatre , it was clear by the fall of 1975 that the association would not have legs . einhorn lost an estimated $ 500 , 000 and the promotion effectively folded in october 1975 .
buddy rose was their main draw throughout the late 70 ' s and early 80 ' s , even wrestling there on his days off from the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) .
while olympic boycotts have resulted from tense political differences between nations , opposing countries have also long found common ground on playing fields , on the track and in sports arenas . one of the most celebrated examples is the so - called ping - pong diplomacy that helped foster the relationship between the united states and china in the 1970s .
gagne was a popular wrestling star in 1950 ' s and wanted to become the nwa world heavyweight champion but due to the politics in the national wrestling alliance ( nwa ) he was never given the opportunity . in 1959 stecher ' s son dennis sold the part of the promotion he kept when his dad died to karbo and gagne . in 1960 after trying and failing one more time to become the nwa world heavyweight champion , gagne and karbo withdrew the mbwc from the nwa along with other nearby territories to form the american wrestling association .
shane douglas won the tournament and was handed the title . he threw it down , and in a very rare shoot promo said that he didn ' t want to be champion of an association that died five years ago ( referring to when wcw was created ) .
his best known radio work came in the 1970s and 1980s at wwwe - am in cleveland , the most powerful station in the market and the home of cleveland sports . for years , he hosted an overnight show from midnight to 5 : 30 a . m . that touched on all kinds of music , banter , and sports .
hassan aliazam yazdanicharati of iran after winning a wrestling gold medal at the 2016 rio games . president trump’s ban could jeopardize a warm relationship between the united states and iran in wrestling competitions .
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early in his wrestling career , george scott realized that he wanted to work behind the scenes .
make matches in stampede wrestling , dreaming of the day when he would be the sole booker .
csw ( central states wrestling ) became the associated acronym during the golden years of the nwa .
they had a weekly show called wrestling at the chase , considered one of the best wrestling programs . it was canceled in 1983 , just two years before the promotion shut down all together .
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the sport did not see the light of day at ubc until the early 2000s , when wrestling was established as an ams club . though far from varsity status , the club produced some quality wrestlers that competed in national championships . last year , the club competed in the sfu invitational and the canada juvenile championships . additionally , they host the vancouver international wrestling festival every year , turning downtown vancouver’s robson square ice rink into a combat coliseum for wrestlers of all ages to compete .
continental championship wrestling ( ccw ) was an alabama promotion founded by roy welch and buddy fuller in 1954 when they purchased part of leroy mcguirk ' s tri - state wrestling ( tsw ) promotion .
previous slam ! wrestling obituaries steven johnson is a reporter and editor in virginia , and interviewed reynolds for the pro wrestling hall of fame : the heels . he can be reached at blakeslee _ 74 @ urltoken .
steven johnson is a writer and editor in virginia and co - author , with greg oliver , of the pro wrestling hall of fame : the tag teams and the pro wrestling hall of fame : the heels .
it’s what makes the iwa a footnote — but a fascinating one — in the annals of pro wrestling .
he decided to rename the promotion world wrestling alliance ( wwa ) in a failed attempt to go national .
after mr . trump won the election , mr . gulati modified his remarks , saying , “it’s not going to dissuade us or persuade us to bid . ” international perceptions of the trump administration “matter , for sure , ” mr . gulati said , “but i think those will be developed in the months to come . ”
new japan pro wrestling ( njpw ) was created in 1972 by former japan pro wrestling alliance ( jpwa ) star , antonio inoki . for the following 14 years , it was a bit - part member of the nwa .
10 years ago today , digital music group , a company specializing in distributing independently owned music , announces via press release that they have acquired 100 hours of wrestling footage to be released under the name
wrestling titans
.
track - and - field athletics in the united states dates from the 1860s . the intercollegiate association of amateur athletes of america , the nation’s first national athletic group , held the first collegiate races in 1873 , and in 1888 the amateur athletic union ( which governed the sport for nearly a century ) held its first championships .
tape aficionados believe he had the most significant stock of old - school videos not owned by someone named vince mcmahon . in addition to the iwa , the collection includes tapes from detroit , chicago , san antonio , buffalo before the nwf era , and other cities . gattone , who personally hauled tapes from buffalo to florida in late 1970s , said some never - before - seen footage still is awaiting transfer to a modern format .
before monday night raw , before wrestlemania , even before “black saturday , ” the nationalization of professional wrestling was well underway .
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georgia championship wrestling ( gcw ) was founded in 1944 by local promoter paul jones , originally known as abc booking . it soon changed it ' s name to mid - south sports ( mss ) until it was renamed georgia championship wrestling in 1976 .
if charged with professionalism , athletes could be banned from competition for life . in 1913 , american jim thorpe was stripped of his 1912 olympic victories in the decathlon and pentathlon and banned from further competition after it was learned he had played semiprofessional baseball . ( in 1982 , the international olympic committee [ ioc ] posthumously restored both thorpe’s amateur status and his two olympic medals . )
in 1966 , when kiniski became the nwa world heavyweight champion , asw became a major force in the pacific northwest wrestling scene .
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since ecw was part of the national wrestling alliance ( nwa ) , jim crockett asked gordon to hold a tournament to crown a new nwa world heavyweight championship . they did this in august of 1994 in what became one of most memorable moments in wrestling history .
he along with sandor kovacs bought out rod fenton of asw in 1968 . they joined forces with pacific northwest wrestling ( pnw ) promoter don owen to promote in the area . they formed northwest wrestling promotions ( nwp ) as a parent company for both promotions .
david wallechinsky , an american member of the i . o . c . ’s cultural and heritage commission and the president of the international society of olympic historians , said the election of mr . trump in november had hurt los angeles’s bid with i . o . c . delegates because mr . trump was perceived as being “anti - muslim , anti - woman and anti - latino . ”
it was created to rival southeastern championship wrestling ( scw ) based in tennessee and even acquired several of their top talents in 1980 .
10 years ago today , scott steiner undergoes successful trachea surgery in puerto rico after he suffered an injury while wrestling two days earlier .
in his quest to end the old territorial system of wrestling , vince mcmahon bought the promotion and its tv time slot in 1984 . after the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) bombed on wtbs due to the audience of gcw preferring athletic wrestling to the cartoonish story lines that the wwf showed , vince sold the promotion and the time slot to jim crockett of jim crockett promotions ( jcp ) in 1985 .
“ [ the festival ] is one of our accomplishments , ” said ubc wrestling club president kentaro hayashi . “we do it every year as part of a campaign to save olympic wrestling because [ it ] almost got kicked out of the olympics a few years ago . ”
the name , however , stayed alive for many years by becoming the name of georgia championship wrestling ' s ( gcw ) tv show .
after herb owen died in 1942 , his son don took over and was one of the first promoters to showcase women ' s wrestling .
with an all - star coaching staff , new recruits and new opportunities to compete , the future looks bright for the ubc wrestling club .
they were based in the san antonio area . unlike most territorial promotions they never became a member of the national wrestling alliance ( nwa ) .
in 1983 , kiniski left the promotion and sold his share to tomko after which tomko withdrew asw from the nwa and created his own wrestling alliance called universal wrestling alliance ( uwa ) . this moved did nothing to stop asw ' s demise and tomko shut the promotion down in 1989 .
in 1986 , ajpw left the nwa and began its battle with new japan pro wrestling ( njpw ) . the battle rages to this day .
championship wrestling from florida ( cwf ) was founded by
cowboy
clarence lutteral in 1949 and obviously was based out of florida . they became a member of the national wrestling alliance ( nwa ) and in 1961 wrestler eddie graham bought into the promotion and took over completely in 1971 .
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the mongols ( geeto mongol and bolo mongol ) were the company ' s only holder of the iwa tag team championship . [ 10 ] after eddie einhorn left the promotion , the mongols also left , taking the iwa tag team championship with them to rival jim crockett promotions ( jcp ) in january 1976 . [ 8 ] [ 10 ] in jcp , they were billed as the international tag team champions . [ 8 ]
the united states freestyle wrestling team is scheduled to participate in a world cup competition in iran on feb . 8 . steve fraser , the chief fund - raiser for u . s . a . wrestling and a 1984 greco - roman olympic champion , said on saturday that the president of iran’s wrestling federation was scheduled to meet this weekend with government officials there in an attempt to make sure the americans would still be invited to the meet .
world championship wrestling ( wcw ) was founded in 1964 by jim barnett in australia and represented much of the nwa ' s asian and oceania territory .
in the early 1970 ' s , lutteroth left the company to his son chavo . meanwhile , the former emll wrestler ray mendoza was forming a rival promotion called universal wrestling promotion ( uwp ) . emll eventually joined the national wrestling alliance ( nwa ) and became the nwa ' s mexican territory .
maple leaf wrestling ( mlw ) was founded in 1930 as the queensbury athletic club ( qac ) by boxing promoter jack cocoran in the toronto - area .
after eastern championship wrestling ( ecw ) left the nwa in 1994 , smw joined the nwa and held a tournament to crown the new nwa world heavyweight champion .
stars under the scw were arn anderson , mr . wrestling ii , bob armstron and hulk hogan ( known then as terry
the hulk
bollea ) .
his stint in the wwf was next up , and sealed scott ' s legacy as one of the most important behind - the - scenes personalities ever in wrestling .
in 1979 it was renamed the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) and 3 years later was bought by vince k . mcmahon , vince j . mcmahon ' s son .
at the same time , it is clear that the iwa was way ahead of its time . its television production techniques — stop - action , instant replay — would eventually become standard fare for wrestling broadcasts . and the idea of using the drawing power of cable television to create interest became the growth engine for wrestling in the 1980s and beyond .
the kid from hamilton sure meant a lot to the wrestling business from 1948 to 1986 . hopefully , after reading his story , more fans will come to appreciate his legacy .
central states wrestling ( csw ) promoter and former nwa central states champion bob geigel purchased the promotion in 1982 before selling it to jim crockett promotions ( jcp ) in 1985 .
originally , their governing body was pacific wrestling federation ( pwf ) which was established by baba , but in 1973 , they joined the nwa with the pwf titles becoming regional titles .
it became a member of the nwa and landed a tv deal in 1957 . their show was one the most popular wrestling shows in the world until 1989 when they closed down .
what is now the wwe was founded in 1952 by jess mcmahon and toots mondt as capitol wrestling corporation ( cwc ) and were based out of the northeastern area , mainly new york and connecticut . they joined the national wrestling alliance ( nwa ) in 1953 but a year later jess mcmahon died so mondt brought in jess ' s son vince j . mcmahon .
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in 1931 , he took control of the maple leaf gardens and thus took control of wrestling all over toronto . in 1939 , he stepped down and handed the promotion over to john and frank tunney . frank , however , gained full control when his brother john died 2 months later . he renamed the promotion maple leaf wrestling and they joined the nwa in 1949 .
in 1982 , they withdrew from the nwa and ran independently until they were bought by the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) in 1984 to improve the wwf ' s marketability in canada .
the promotions biggest star was one - time nwa world heavyweight champion whipper billy watson , who despite not being favored by tunney in the early years became one of wrestling ' s biggest draws .
in the late 1980 ' s , the national expansion of the wwf and world championship wrestling ( wcw ) hurt pnw . also , numerous laws in portland prevented them from improving the promotion .
he had aspirations of stepping away from the old territorial system and going national which happened in the mid 80 ' s due to hulk hogan , wrestlemania and holding events all over the country . vince would achieve what he set out to do and eliminate territorial wrestling and took wrestling places it never went before eliminating any promoter and promotion who tried to compete with him along the way .
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with him passes an era in which the host of the local territorial tv wrestling show also was also an important community figure , whose presence validated the sport and lent it an air of credibility .
due to the national expansion of the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) in the early 1980 ' s , they soon withdrew from the nwa and changed their name to consejo mundial de lucha libre .
not until 1984 would vince mcmahon purchase georgia championship wrestling , leading to the infamous “black saturday” when wwf programming aired on atlanta superstation wtbs , and set the true seeds for the nationalization of the business .
cornette had roots in the national wrestling alliance ( nwa ) and didn ' t want the territorial system to die . he promoted in kentucky , tennessee , south carolina , georgia , west virgina and virgina .
he ended up , however , selling the territory to david woods who owned a tv station . in late 1989 , the promotion ceased operations because of the national expansion of wrestling and their inability to compete .
they had a talent exchange with world class championship wrestling ( wccw ) in texas , and two of portland ' s wrestlers , chris adams and king parsons became big stars for von erich in the wcwa .
stampede was home to a number of stars considered some of the best wrestlers in the world , most of whom were trained at the dungeon ( a popular wrestling school owned and run by stu hart ) .
today , she still wrestles for shimmer and its cousin promotion shine . she is married to wrestler ryan eagles ( real name doug ryan ) and has a brother - in - law in the wrestling business .
in 1983 , crockett became the first wrestling promoter to host a pay per view , starrcade which was hugely successful . crockett wanted to go national like the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) and bought out several fellow nwa promoters which meant jcp became home to other top nwa stars like harley race , dusty rhodes , magnum t . a . , arn anderson , tully blanchard , barry windham , lex luger and sting .
one day , our operations manager asked if i knew anything about professional wrestling ,
reynolds said .
i said , ' yeah , i used to be a big fan . '
thus was born
in the end , the iwa was a good idea imperfectly executed . given the monopoly condition that existed in pro wrestling , it probably was doomed to failure in trying to break the lock of the territorial system .
geigel served as the nwa president , and in 1973 nwa world heavyweight champion harley race bought into the promotion . they had a working relationship with st . louis wrestling club and harley race considered both promotions home .
crockett saw what vince mcmahon was doing and was the only territory able to keep up with him , especially after purchasing the georgia championship wrestling ( gcw ) rights from him and airing their product on the wtbs .
when leyshon left his position as head wrestling coach at western after the 1979 - 80 season , he became the national coach and was appointed as olympic coach for the 1980 summer games , which canada eventually boycotted .
“the iwa’s philosophy is ‘select , don’t settle , ’ ” iwa president robert f . hatch told wrestling world . “why should people have to spend their hard - earned money to see inferior talent week after week ? ”
the universal wrestling federation ( uwf ) was founded in the 1950 ' s by a retired wrestler called leroy mcguirk as nwa tri - state ( nwa : ts ) and promoted shows in oklahoma , louisiana and mississippi .
they aired their tv shows on monday nights in memphis which drew full houses often headlined by co - owner jerry lawler who was a 52 time memphis wrestling southern heavyweight champion while in the promotion ( 57 time overall ) .
he died in 1973 and his sons jim , jr . and david took over the company with jim , jr . becoming the owner . they began using the name mid - atlantic championship wrestling ( macw ) as the promotions primary name for their tv shows . prior to the younger crockett ' s taking over the company , it was more of a tag team promotion but they steered it away from that while still having some tag team wrestling .
glynn leyshon had a profound influence on many western wrestlers , including western ' s current wrestling coach , ray takahashi . watch a segment of our video interview with ray takahashi as he speaks about his experience training under glynn leyshon .
following the deaths of hernandez as well as the deaths of 2 of the von erich brothers and the national expansion of the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) and jim crockett promotions ( jcp ) the wcwa began to lose their popularity .
the show was shown overseas in nigeria and singapore in 1978 . [ 9 ] clips from the tape library were featured on espn ' s cheap seats . [ 6 ] as well as espn classic ' s golden age of wrestling .
almost from the start , though , the group ran afoul of the established wrestling order of the day , as existing promoters worked double - time to undercut what they saw as an “outlaw” promotion operating outside the jurisdiction of the nwa and wwwf .
in 1982 , they were forced to change their tv shows name to world championship wrestling to make it more appealing to fans . jim barnett was forced out of gcw in 1983 and it was taken over by the brisco brothers and ole anderson .
she returned in 2013 after recovery and giving birth to her third child . . . and she got right back to winning . she became the first pacific pro wrestling women ' s champion in march 2013 , defeating nikki storm in a tournament final .
it was a part - time promotion which only ran in the summer months in alabama , northwestern florida and eastern mississippi under the name gulf coast championship wrestling ( gccw ) until lee fields bought the territory in 1960 and moved it to knoxville , tennesse .
they joined forces again with the nwa without becoming a member to form pro wrestling usa with a couple of promotions to compete with vince mcmahon but when that failed it was only a matter of time that the promotion was going to call it a day .
more to the point , though , crockett and other promoters made it nearly impossible for the iwa to gain access to the best wrestling venues . iwa president hatch maintained , “this is a free society , not a communist state , ” but reality suggested otherwise .
fields got the promotion a television deal before selling it to buddy fuller ' s grandson and roy welch ' s son ron in 1978 who renamed the promotion southeastern championship wrestling ( scw ) and extended it to run shows in alabama and florida where gccw ran .
after a couple of successful years , fuller decided to re - purchase the knoxville part of the territory in 1985 and renamed it continental championship wrestling because he wanted to compete with vince mcmahon . to compete with mcmahon he moved the television shows to big arenas .
in the early 1980 ' s however things started to go downhill when among other things they refused to build the company around hulk hogan , lost half their talent to the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) and focused too much on wrestlers way past their prime .
in an attempt to give wrestling a bigger name on campus , the wrestling club — along with other sports such as quidditch and fencing — has gone a step further by joining the thunderbirds sports club program . this new competitive option for student athletes — which launched last september and is one level below varsity — is housed within the department of athletics and recreation . the major difference between this program and varsity status is that students are in charge of the executive roles of finding coaches , organizing practices , travel and fundraising .
jim crockett promotions ( jcp ) was founded by jim crockett , sr . in 1931 who also promoted other events like baseball , concerts and plays . they joined the national wrestling alliance ( nwa ) in 1952 and promoted shows in the carolina ' s and virginia .
after the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) went national in the 1980 ' s and started buying out all the regional promotions , the wwa tried to make a go of it themselves . but low attendances and lost talent to the wwf caused them to fold in 1989 .
st . louis wrestling club , originally known as sam muchnick sports attractive ( smsa ) , was founded in 1959 and ran until 1985 in the missouri area . it was founded by sam muchnick , a former boxing promoter , who served 2 terms as the nwa president .
within a year they had left the nwa and joined forces with vince mcmahon and the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) . the wwf began using the mlw name when they toured canada to draw local crowds as jack tunney became an on - air personality in the wwf .
he stayed involved in wrestling for years , working as an announcer and handler on overseas trips for several promoters through 2001 to places like india and the philippines . in recent years , he worked with sports handicapper marc lawrence on a nationally syndicated radio show analyzing pro football matchups .
documentary and was impressed by the depth of his feelings for the sport .
i just hate when people who are passionate about wrestling leave us ,
said rook , who suggested ways for martinez to digitize his extensive video library .
he will be missed and remembered .
in the early 1970s , petaluman jim dolcini was recognized by most as the man to beat in armwrestling . he certainly deserved this recognition : between 1970 and 1975 , competing in the biggest events of the time , he lost only one match . this loss was to moe baker in the finals of the 1972 world’s wristwrestling championship ( see above in moe baker’s entry for details ) , resulting in an even match - up record : 1 win and 1 loss each . jim had to sit out of the 1973 petaluma contest because he was still recovering from being stabbed while attempting to break up a fight just a few weeks earlier . he returned to action for the inaugural world’s wristwrestling championship ( wwc ) nationals in las vegas in may 1974 ( which he won ) and went on to win the 1974 and 1975 world wristwrestling titles , making his the first man to win four petaluma heavyweight crowns . his matches were always crowd - pleasers : his offense wasn’t great , but he appeared to have an almost superhuman ability to stop and outlast any opponent .
jack was a wonderful man , warm , funny , and a tremendous storyteller . he had a million tales about the wrestling , baseball , and football worlds ,
handicapper and researcher kevin o ' neill , a regular guest on the sports handicapping show , wrote upon reynolds ' death .
however , it turned out wwe doesn ' t quite own all of the stampede video library ; bret hart owns the video rights to his matches in stampede , leading wwe to pull all stampede wrestling video from wwe network just days after it was uploaded to the streaming service in december 2015 .
martinez was still dabbling in wrestling , selling classic videos from his home in seffner , fl when he died last week at 57 . he was discovered february 20 , after friends asked a sheriff ' s deputy to check on him because he failed to show up for work at a tampa entertainment complex .
they aired fights sunday mornings at 11 am on the usa network starting in 1982 . but a bloody match between blanchard ' s son tully and bob sweetan was too much for usa network . they refused to air the program and the time slot was given to the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) .
because of the changes in the wrestling business in the late 80 ' s and early 90 ' s , the uswa had a working relationship with vince mcmahon and the wwf . when jerry lawler signed with the wwf , many of the wwf ' s stars wrestled in the uswa and kept it alive .
on another occasion , scott said that he was approached by eddie einhorn to help out with his big plan for a national wrestling promotion , which eventually was the iwa . scott said that he was offered $ 250 , 000 a year and a percentage of the business , but that he turned it down .
the iwa was a direct descendant of the national wrestling federation , which promoted shows in upstate new york , western pennsylvania , and northeastern ohio from 1970 to 1974 . pedro martinez , the long - time promoter in buffalo and neighboring regions , was the iwa promoter , with assistance from his son , ron .
cowboy bill watts was one of the major stars during the early years . he eventually bought the company in 1979 and renamed it mid - south wrestling ( msw ) . they were actually one of only a few territories to not be a part of the nwa , though nwa titles were still defended there .
in 1985 eddie graham committed suicide leaving the promotion to hiro matsuda and duke keomuka who bought into the promotion in the 1960 ' s . the promotion began losing money and merged with jim crockett promotions ( jcp ) in 1987 in their attempt at competing with vince mcmahon and world wrestling federation ( wwf ) .
new york’s joe leonardis was the dominant 165 - lb puller on the east coast in the early ‘70s . already holding the american middleweight bench press record , he entered his first armwrestling contest in 1971 . it was a big one : the first world arm wrestling championships in scranton . he proved that he was not only gym - strong by winning his class . he went on to win the scranton world arm wrestling championships an incredible five years in a row before retiring undefeated ! unfortunately , he cannot be ranked higher because did not prove himself in the major pro tournaments of the era and it is difficult to speculate about just how good he was .
the most immediate effect may come in wrestling , given that one of the nations affected by mr . trump’s ban is iran , which has long had a congenial relationship with the united states in that sport . iran said on saturday that it would stop american citizens from entering the country , in retaliation for mr . trump’s order .
he was iconic ,
said powers , part - owner of the national wrestling federation and the biggest star in the promotion that ran in ohio , pennsylvania , and new york from the late 1960s until 1974 .
his tenure spread across a large territory for many , many years and he just connected with the fans .