Some of humanity’s greatest inventions were created by accident. Corn Flakes were originally meant to be a dough made from boiled wheat, Silly Putty was supposed to be an artificial rubber, and Silly ...

The Tricks of the Trade weblog says Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan are using Silly String to detect bomb tripwires in dark rooms: They spray the Silly String into the room, and the brightly-colored ...

Worried that Silly String could damage the paint on cars, the town board in Huntington, N.Y., passed a law restricting sales of Silly String on parade days. Well, maybe nobody is using maps anymore, ...