Growing up in the 1970’s, there was always an aura of carcinogenic happiness in every activity that I participated in. I spent my mornings in an asbestos contaminated school building. I used my snack time to consumed preservatives, artificial sweeteners, and food coloring; all of which have been confirmed to be known as cancer agents by the FDA. I even washed my snacks down with Star Wars glasses that I got from Burger King, which were coated with lead paint, a known cause of brain damage.
Inhaling the fumes of melting plastic coming from the household oven was a great way to fill my lungs with carcinogenic fumes while also entertaining myself on a rainy afternoon. Melting my sisters Barbie dolls in the oven was not an option, so the only way to fulfill my desire to melt things was through the “legal means” of the Shrinky Dink product.
In case you’re not familiar with the product, here’s how it works:
1. You draw something on a medium sized piece of plastic.
2. You put it in the oven and cook the plastic until it shrivels up.
3. The details of your drawing become more defined, ultimately making your artwork look better.
1. You draw something on a medium sized piece of plastic.
2. You put it in the oven and cook the plastic until it shrivels up.
3. The details of your drawing become more defined, ultimately making your artwork look better.
The Shrinky Dink company markets their product to young girls by encouraging the user to make jewelry in the image of butterflies, hearts, and flowers. My thought is they should come out with a package especially designed to make guitar picks. Shrinky Dink plastic is a bit harder than the plastic used for a standard guitar pick, so they might need to refine the recipe (maybe even add more carcinogens!!). Anyway, here is how my Shrinky Dink guitar pick project went:
Coming next on this blog:
- .73MM shaped like Jazz III (for kids).
- A product for melting plastic into the shape of a guitar pick.
- Scratch and Sniff guitar picks!
- .73MM shaped like Jazz III (for kids).
- A product for melting plastic into the shape of a guitar pick.
- Scratch and Sniff guitar picks!