Try to sink the duck!
January 14, 2013 6:24 PM Subscribe
I'm looking for this toy I always used to see in roadside restaurant stores when I was a kid. It involves being unable to sink a small toy in a box.
The boxes were clear, of varying sizes (but usually handheld sized), and of rectangular, triangular, or even hexagonal shapes. Less than halfway filled with blue water and one to two small toys (ducks, a ship, whales, etc). You could swish, slosh, and create a violent storm but could never sink the little model.
I want to know what this toy is called and how it works. I'd also like to buy a couple, if they're still made.
Thank you!
The boxes were clear, of varying sizes (but usually handheld sized), and of rectangular, triangular, or even hexagonal shapes. Less than halfway filled with blue water and one to two small toys (ducks, a ship, whales, etc). You could swish, slosh, and create a violent storm but could never sink the little model.
I want to know what this toy is called and how it works. I'd also like to buy a couple, if they're still made.
Thank you!
Wave bottle sounds like what you're describing. The blue part is water; the clear part is mineral oil, or something with a similar specific gravity. The toy that floats on the water is heavier than the oil, but lighter than the water, so it stays put (more or less). Googling 'ocean bottle' turns up a bunch of DIY versions, of you're so inclined.
posted by jquinby at 6:50 PM on January 14, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by jquinby at 6:50 PM on January 14, 2013 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Was it kind of like this? I think they're made with blue oil and water.
posted by MadamM at 6:50 PM on January 14, 2013
posted by MadamM at 6:50 PM on January 14, 2013
Best answer: It looks like you can buy the same thing with different figures at this site. Note that this is just the site from the image I google searched up, I can't vouch for their non-sketchiness.
posted by MadamM at 6:53 PM on January 14, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by MadamM at 6:53 PM on January 14, 2013 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: MadamM, that's it!!! Thank you!
If anyone else happens to know of or find different styles of this toy, feel free to continue posting.
posted by DisreputableDog at 7:06 PM on January 14, 2013
If anyone else happens to know of or find different styles of this toy, feel free to continue posting.
posted by DisreputableDog at 7:06 PM on January 14, 2013
This is in the same vein, but more "cool display to watch" than a toy; my parents totally had the Adriatic model shown here back in the 80s.
posted by Fig at 7:29 PM on January 14, 2013
posted by Fig at 7:29 PM on January 14, 2013
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posted by Marie Mon Dieu at 6:48 PM on January 14, 2013 [1 favorite]