Slinky No. 3

Posted on February 11, 2013 by spilledinkguy

More slinky. I guess.

Ace Ventura: “Everyone loves a Slinky! You gotta’ get a Slinky! Slinky! Slinky! Go, Slinky, go!”

Jim Carrey – Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

About this image: digital photograph (Canon 300D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop

74 thoughts on “Slinky No. 3”

Syncopated Eyeball on February 11, 2013 at 1:08 am said:

This made me think ‘space ship’ for some reason. Sort of looks like a ventilation duct thingy.
It is a space ship, isn’t it?
Can I buy a ticket?

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 3:41 pm said:
  
  I can see that, S.E!
  I don’t know if I would be brave enough to blast-off into space. Maybe it was all the Star Trek I watched when I was growing up… I guess I’m all paranoid now!
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ks3nia on February 11, 2013 at 2:25 am said:

Rainbow slinkys are the best though 😀 (but I guess the spaceship effect would be missing :-p)

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 3:39 pm said:
  
  I think my sister had a rainbow slinky at one point… I also think I might have broken it. But I’m not ‘officially’ admitting to that, you know. 😉
  
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cocomino on February 11, 2013 at 4:34 am said:

What a wonderful image Have a great day 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 3:38 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much for your kind thoughts, sir!
  I hope you have a wonderful day as well!
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Jackie Cangro on February 11, 2013 at 8:48 am said:

Such a simple toy but so much fun! I could play with one for hours as a kid. Do kids still play with slinkies?

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 3:37 pm said:
  
  Isn’t it funny? I remember boxes being the same way… I probably shouldn’t admit how many hours I spent playing with boxes when I was a kid!
  And a very good question! Do they make digital Slinkies? Because something tells me kids might be into that.
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RobynG on February 11, 2013 at 8:56 am said:

Love it! Timeless. Fabulous composition and lighting. Have a wonderful week! Robyn

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 3:36 pm said:
  
  I’m so happy to hear you liked this, Robyn, thank you!
  It was a lot of fun, of course! Well… once I managed to get the silly thing to hold still for a minute or two, anyway!
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Carol O. on February 11, 2013 at 11:02 am said:

I’m wonderin’ how you got each of the Slinkies to hold still (yes, I had to go look at 1 and 2 as well). Your photo reminded me of another, from long ago when my teen son incredulously unwrapped a Slinky from my aunt who’d apparently lost track of everyone’s ages one Christmas. It had been wrapped so intriguingly, to a person, our interest was piqued. I snapped the photo of the defining moment with hopes of sending it to her, never dreaming what horror I was about to capture! Thankfully, we had kittens to chase it down the flight of stairs. About a hundred times. We’re not too bright, eh? We can never tell fam, but to this day, we threaten that if someone’s not been good all year, they’ll get a Slinky in their stocking! (I love the light you captured in it –awesome.)

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 3:34 pm said:
  
  Hahaha… I think I can relate to your story! The first few shots went okay… but the more convoluted the shapes I tried to make… the more and more difficult it was to convince the Slinky to hold the pose! Definitely one of those times I could have used a third hand… or a fourth!
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pegoleg on February 11, 2013 at 11:10 am said:

Looks like a passageway on an alien planet – cooooool!

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 3:32 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Peg! The more I look at these the more I think the first two might have turned out a bit better… but I thought this was still kind of interesting… in a way… maybe.
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Madame Weebles on February 11, 2013 at 1:15 pm said:

Drat, somehow my comment posted before I was ready! What I was trying to say was, I hate that movie but love the quote and the photo!

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- pegoleg on February 11, 2013 at 2:49 pm said:
  
  premature commentulation…I hate when that happens.
  
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  - spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 3:23 pm said:
    
    Hahaha… I don’t even know what that is, Peg…
    😉
    
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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 3:31 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Madame! To tell you the truth, it’s been AGES since I’ve seen that movie… but Slinky quotes are a bit more difficult to come by than you might expect! Not sure if I’d still be into A.V. anymore, either. I did like Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber, but honestly I like his more serious stuff much better (Eternal Sunshine and Man in the Moon, for example).
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  And fixed! See – no worries, Madame!
  
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The Bumble Files on February 11, 2013 at 2:01 pm said:

Cool! Amazing photo. I’ll never look at a slinky the same way again. You make it look so sleek!

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 3:24 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Amy! They’re kind of fun to photograph… except there are only so many ways you can get them to hold still… it’s almost like they’re all spring-like, or something!
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Scholar Mel on February 11, 2013 at 4:05 pm said:

How to cause the never ending slinky: Let it go on an escalator 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 4:33 pm said:
  
  Hahaha… funny you mention that!
  I always seem to have ‘trouble’ with escalators.
  Guess I just don’t have enough Slinky in me.
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pattisj on February 11, 2013 at 4:25 pm said:

The classic Slinky never looked better!

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 4:33 pm said:
  
  Aw, thanks, Patti!
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Derrick Birdsall on February 11, 2013 at 5:09 pm said:

would never have thought that was a slinky until I read the title! I was thinking some little spring from an engine or something!! Nice making something outta nothing!!

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 5:18 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, sir!
  Hahaha… well… you know… that’s just a very nice way of putting it. Really it was just kinda’ cold out. And I’m lazy like that.
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  - Derrick Birdsall on February 11, 2013 at 6:26 pm said:
    
    Whilst that may be true, you continue to amaze me with your ability to capture everyday things in a manner that shows them off to MORE than their full potential. 😉
    
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    - spilledinkguy on February 12, 2013 at 8:53 am said:
      
      That is ridiculously kind of you to say, Mr. B…
      thank you very, very much, sir!
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Tony McGurk on February 11, 2013 at 5:58 pm said:

If you hadn’t told us I never woulda guessed it was a slinky

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 6:21 pm said:
  
  Cool-beans! That’s very nice to hear, Mr. M…
  I was doing my best to create some unique shapes!
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  - Tony McGurk on February 12, 2013 at 6:49 am said:
    
    You achieved your goal then Robert
    
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    - spilledinkguy on February 12, 2013 at 8:44 am said:
      
      Thank you very much, Mr. M!
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poet365 on February 11, 2013 at 5:58 pm said:

This is brilliant 🙂 Hey I have a slinky SIG and I will
have to try one of your artistic camera shoots to show
it off, of course it will never be in the same league as
yours but I might have a go with that in the morning 🙂

Have fun tonight my great friend…

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- spilledinkguy on February 11, 2013 at 6:23 pm said:
  
  Awesome! And not at all! You are just as humble as you are kind! I am very much looking forward to checking out your photographic work as well!
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  - poet365 on February 11, 2013 at 6:32 pm said:
    
    I will have a go in the morning SIG
    actually I might even have a go while
    I am sat at my PC now how about
    that for being keen? 😉 lmao
    
    Have a great rest of evening now SIG 🙂
    
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    - spilledinkguy on February 12, 2013 at 8:54 am said:
      
      Hahaha… well… I hope you had a good evening, too, sir!
      🙂
      
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      - poet365 on February 13, 2013 at 9:53 am said:
        
        I just added a very poor slinky photograph,
        way below your fine and excellent standards
        but then I still had fun trying to find a decent
        background for the shot 🙂 lmao
        
        Have a Fun Hump Day SIG 🙂
      - spilledinkguy on February 14, 2013 at 7:23 am said:
        
        I’m intrigued! And I’m really looking forward to checking it out!
        Thank you so much! I hope you are having a good one, too, sir!
        🙂
frigginloon on February 11, 2013 at 6:50 pm said:

I thought it was some architectual design.

A few years ago I was in a cafe and who was sitting across from me, sipping on a hot chocolate, but none other Bruce Spence (he was one of the bad guys in Ace Ventura 2). So I went up to him and said “Hey, loved you in Ace Ventura 2” . He just about choked on his hot chocolate . The dude has been in the Matrix and Star Wars etc. The movies that haunt!!!!

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- spilledinkguy on February 12, 2013 at 8:51 am said:
  
  You’ve got some crazy interesting stories, Loon! Hahaha… some people are so touchy about their filmography. When he got all irritated did you tell him. ‘I know kung-fu.’ in a Keanu Reeves voice!?
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  - frigginloon on February 14, 2013 at 4:36 pm said:
    
    There is nothing better than telling an actor that you loved them in the movies they want to forget. Can’t wait to tell Clooney he rocked in “The Facts of Life” 😉
    
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    - frigginloon on February 14, 2013 at 4:37 pm said:
      
      OK, that was a TV show…. but I bet he will give me that fake grin and mutter through clenched teeth …bitch!!!
      
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      - spilledinkguy on February 16, 2013 at 9:52 pm said:
        
        Well, that wouldn’t exactly be very dreamy of him, would it?!
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    - spilledinkguy on February 16, 2013 at 9:51 pm said:
      
      I don’t know why that should upset him.
      I particularly enjoyed his work as Mrs. Garrett.
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Binky on February 11, 2013 at 8:09 pm said:

A very neat angle on a slinky!

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- spilledinkguy on February 12, 2013 at 8:45 am said:
  
  I appreciate that, sir! Thank you!
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kuujinbo on February 11, 2013 at 10:19 pm said:

Nice lighting!

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- spilledinkguy on February 12, 2013 at 8:45 am said:
  
  Thank you very much! 🙂
  
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Bo Lumpkin on February 12, 2013 at 6:05 pm said:

Love the shot. I remember when the slinky first came out. We had fun playing with them in our covered wagons.

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- spilledinkguy on February 14, 2013 at 7:17 am said:
  
  Hahaha… Slinkies… westward-ho!
  Thanks, Bo!
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Patti Kuche on February 12, 2013 at 7:27 pm said:

So this is what happens when you play around with the time vortex manipulator! Love those silver lines – I swear I can feel a wobble in them!

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- spilledinkguy on February 14, 2013 at 7:18 am said:
  
  Hahaha… I always manage to drop a screwdriver into the thing!
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jakesprinter on February 12, 2013 at 8:04 pm said:

Great creation Bob , I never imagine how can you do that…… amazing image my friend 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on February 14, 2013 at 7:19 am said:
  
  It was fun to play around with! Thanks so much, Jake – very kind of you to say, sir!
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Mary on February 12, 2013 at 8:50 pm said:

Great photo! Slinkys are wonderful toys!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM_sMM_tvX8

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- spilledinkguy on February 14, 2013 at 7:21 am said:
  
  Thank you, Mary! Wow – I loved that commercial – thank you so much for finding and sharing it!
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jbstoons on February 12, 2013 at 9:29 pm said:

The slinky is the best invention that man ever made. Great picture Robert.

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- spilledinkguy on February 14, 2013 at 7:22 am said:
  
  Hahaha… take that, boring wheel!
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elmediat on February 14, 2013 at 5:17 pm said:

There are no downers in this series. Metal Slinky. Not one of those day glow plastic things. 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on February 16, 2013 at 9:47 pm said:
  
  You know what’s kind of funny… we had a plastic one when I was growing up that I may or may not have accidentally cracked in half! OOPS! I mean… you know… had I been responsible, anyway. 😉
  
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  - elmediat on February 17, 2013 at 9:39 am said:
    
    As I recall, the plastic ones we got for the kids were very pretty, but did not work as well as the metal ones. The plastic was not kid proof. It fractured too easily. You have too work really hard to mangle a metal one. 😀
    
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    - spilledinkguy on February 17, 2013 at 11:25 pm said:
      
      Hahaha… so funny you should say that… I’m pretty sure when I was a kid all the adults thought I could break a steel ball!
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dinkerson on February 16, 2013 at 7:39 pm said:

Is that kind of like “more cowbell”? Of course, I would take a slinky over a cowbell most days.

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- spilledinkguy on February 16, 2013 at 9:35 pm said:
  
  HA! I’ve got a fever… and the only prescription… is more slinky!
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nigel on February 17, 2013 at 4:49 pm said:

This is making me think of ‘Ren and Stimpy’ for some reason… I don’t recall why though.

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- spilledinkguy on February 17, 2013 at 11:23 pm said:
  
  HA! REN AND STIMPY! Wow – I had almost forgotten about Ren and Stimpy! Classic!
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Martin on February 19, 2013 at 6:12 am said:

Good old Slinky – always handy for an abstract or two 😉 Nice lighting and composition Bob 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on February 19, 2013 at 7:23 am said:
  
  Hahaha… absolutely, Martin! And thank you very much, sir! I appreciate that!
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Bob Horowitz on February 21, 2013 at 12:36 pm said:

I love this, SIG – the way the curves and light play off each other. It’s wonderful.

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- spilledinkguy on February 21, 2013 at 6:08 pm said:
  
  Thank you so very much, Mr. H…
  I keep going back and forth on this one… I think I still kind of like it, but in some ways it seems like the first two were maybe a bit more successful… maybe… or… hmm… *rubbing chin*
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ristinw on February 22, 2013 at 9:30 am said:

Beautiful curves 😀 haha

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- spilledinkguy on February 24, 2013 at 1:41 pm said:
  
  Hahaha… I’m sure the slinky is very happy that you noticed!
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themofman on February 25, 2013 at 5:25 pm said:

You make very impressive abstracts.

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- spilledinkguy on February 27, 2013 at 5:30 pm said:
  
  Very kind of you to say! Thanks so much!
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