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Determining <a href=\"http:\/\/googleblog.blogspot.com\/2005\/12\/im-feeling-silly.html\" target=\"_blank\">how to break the 250 pounds of Silly Putty back apart<\/a>, given that it&#8217;s actually incredibly thick, pliable, and self-adhering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block\">The problem was that once together, Silly Putty doesn&#8217;t like to come apart, and none of us had any idea of how to deal with this effect. We tried everything: very strong people (didn&#8217;t work), scissors (stabbing worked, slicing didn&#8217;t), 28-gauge steel wire (broke), 22-gauge steel wire (broke), 16-gauge steel wire (too thick), and twisting and breaking (worked well for &#8220;smaller&#8221; pieces &#8212; under five pounds, that is.)<\/p>\n<p>Two hours later, with the help of more than a dozen enthusiastic Googlers, everyone was finally able to walk away with a giant piece of Silly Putty.<\/p>\n<p><small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2005\/12\/28\/what_250_lbs_of_sill.html\" target=\"_blank\">BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Determining what 250 pounds of Silly Putty looks like all mooshed together. 2. 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