Chess #42
The History Channel has created a list of the
“101 Objects That Changed the World.” I
was pleased to see that the list included 10 toys, or roughly 10% of the
objects cited. Here is a list of the
toys ranked in reverse order with their ranking:
99 Frisbee
93 Slinky
92 GI
Joe
89 Hula
Hoop
87 Teddy
Bear
82 Rubik’s
Cube

Wedding Ring #74
54 Barbie
51 Rubber
Ball
48 Dice
41 Chess
Set
To provide some perspective, The Mask of Kings Tut was number 81,
the Wedding Ring number 74, the Guitar number 63 and Chopsticks number 42. What was number 1; the Bible? The Route 66 sign was number 101.
Object 93 the slinky is also an excellent compact antenna for shortwave and amateur radio use.