The Mistake That Became a Toy
Leonard Fish and Robert Cox were trying to invent a "spray-on medical cast" to help people with broken legs. But when they tested their invention, it didn't stay hard like a castâit turned into a fun, wiggly string that shot all over the room. They realized their "mistake" was actually a very fun toy! Today, Silly String can spray as far as 9 metres, and it is so messy that it is even banned in Hollywood on Halloween night to keep the streets clean. Learn more!
Wee Ones
A Silly String can is shaped like a tall tube (a cylinder). If you look straight down at the top of the can, do you see a circle or a square?
Little Kids
Imagine you are spraying a pattern of string: blue, yellow, pink, blue, yellow. What color comes next in the pattern?
Big Kids
A can of Silly String can spray exactly 9.14 metres. If we round this distance to the nearest whole metre, how far can it spray?
The Sky's the Limit
In Hollywood, you can be fined $1,000 for using Silly String on Halloween! If a group of 4 friends all got caught and shared the fine equally, how many dollars would each person have to pay?