What popular toy was originally used as a caulking and molding medium?
During World War II, Mr. James Wright, an employee at the General Electric laboratories, created a synthetic, bendable rubber that was inexpensive to produce and useful as a caulking and molding medium. Following the war, a large supply existed, but nobody seemed to know what to do with it. Connecticut store owner Peter Hodgson offered a creative solution that proved to be invention trivia in the making. He purchased a large amount of the rubber, packaged it into plastic eggs, and sold it to children under the name “Silly Putty.” Today, Silly Putty brand products are offered in over 15 different colors in the classic egg-shaped packaging. Who invented the seatbelt? Nils Bohlin, a Swedish Volvo employee, became the answer to an invention trivia question when he invented the three-point safety belt based on his experiences working in the aerospace industry. He noted that the human body endures incredible stresses during a high-speed crash, and that current restraining devices were uncomf
