Silly Putty Recipe

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Silly Putty, the pink, stretchy stuff that comes in a brightly colored egg, we all know it, we’ve all played with it at one time or another, but, just what in the world IS Silly Putty, and how do you make it?

Silly Putty is a dilatant compound, a silicone based polymer substance that is highly elastic, exhibits high bounce, can be easily molded, but manages to hold it’s shape while at rest. It’s non-toxic and not irritating to the skin. Basically, it’s kind of like a rubber ball that you can mold and stretch.

James Wright is the inventor of Silly Putty. He was a researcher at General Electric, who had been working on synthetic rubber substitutes. The very first Silly Putty was made by mixing silicone oil together with boric acid. Though the invention didnt have much of a future as a rubber substitute, it did make a really fun toy.

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