stackyFACTSDuring a rubber shortage, engineers scrambled to make a cheap synthetic replacement. They accidentally created a weird, bouncy, stretchy polymer that melted into a puddle but shattered when struck. It was entirely useless for tires, but fantastic for copying newspaper ink and bouncing off walls.
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