If Slinky creator Richard James could turn a spring into a toy, why not turn the toy into a movie? Montreal-based H2V Entertainment has partnered with James Industries, the Hollidaysburg, Pa.-based ...

Penn State graduate Betty James died a decade ago, but her legacy with the Slinky toy lives on. Centre Daily Times, file If you’ve been a kid sometime in the past 75 years, chances are you’ve played ...

Then why doesn't the bottom of the slinky fall as the top is let go? I think the best thing is to think of the slinky as a system. When it is let get, the center of mass certainly accelerates downward ...