I'm thinking stuff like a magnifying glass for roasting ants (don't actually do this) or those big hair-clip claws.

Inspired by my own post about that butane torch I seem to find endlessly fascinating.

• Pool Noodles
• Sprinklers on a hot day
• A couple of plastic swords
• a beach ball

Zippo is the figit toy of boomers.

Roller bearings, they're so satisfying.

Arch lighters. I have one that fits in a zippo case!

Bumble ball, it's a baby toy with a spinning motor in it, bounces around wildly when you hit the button. As an adult, these things are hilarious and a holding one is a great ADHD stim.

You can make a herbarium out of snack jars from dollar tree. I've never had so much fun looking at a jar of dirt.

Oragami. Any time I'm left unattended with scrap paper I the area with butterflies and flowers. Keeps the hands busy and everyone gets blown away by it.

Can't help playing with the splicing connectors at work.

If you're into fun technology stuff, a raspberry pi can be a million different things for you.

Are you sure that's an herbarium? Herbariums usually are press dried plants and looks like this.

Cucumber.

When I was a kid: basic printer paper. Drawing is probably part of the intended usecase for a sheet of paper, but I'd also do a bunch of origami and use it to try to make models of airplanes

Rubber bands are a classic

PAIGE NO

Fuckin love me some wagos, even if I can never remember the name! I just got a pack of these last week to fix my garage door opener, and I'm so happy I have extras sitting on my desk

Stick

Terrarium is probably what they meant, though it wouldn't surprise me if the term might be used differently in different languages, even.

With the current market being unaffordable. If you're interested in this hobby I wanna add on check out RISC-V chips and orangePi systems.

The 'safety-seal' ring around the cap of a jug of milk (No sane person will ever drink milk, ever again, thanks RkJfr!), water, etc. Cats love them, and humans are amused by cats playing with them.

Other guy got me right, terrarium is what I was thinking of lol.

Yup, that's the thing I'm looking for lol that's what I get for typing before breakfast.

Cardboard box.

UHT milk has no problem.

Sticky tack

And a model airplane with detachable wings.

What?

I've been meaning to get a jar of pond water and bottom mud on my windowsill for years.

For what it's worth you can also use a magnifying glass to create designs in wood; it doesn't have to be for ant murder.

My add to this is a graphing calculator because you can put games on it and parents simply didn't (and probably still don't) know. You thought I was doing calculus? Ha level 19 in Tetris.

It can be very satisfying. I have a tequila bottle full of algae that's been minding its own for years.

Up until 2 days ago I didn't even know these existed, and now I'm seeing them on Lemmy of all places. Seem super handy.

I seem my cat posts on Lenny

Did I miss something? Is regular pasteurized milk not safe anymore? Did he do something to the pasteurization process?

Bubble wrap?

Who needs to add games when you have Block Dude?

Pens. Just check out the pen-spinning videos on youtube.

AOL CDs can be used to play Ultimate or disc golf.

UHT is kind of pasteurization 2.0.

Growing up, our household had a giant roll of butcher paper. It was 2 ft (60cm) wide and about 1000 feet (300m) long roll. I have no idea why we had it, but as kids we were allowed to use as much as we wanted for whatever we wanted. It turned into a childhood of projects, games, costumes, banners, signs, crafts, wrappings, pranks, etc. Close to the beginning as kids, we'd asked for art supplies like markers, paint, pens, pencils, charcoal, etc to transform that boring cheap paper into different universes. We became creative because it was available.

Something about having an unlimited supply of something and infinite permissions was an unexpected freedom.

standard sheet of paper.

God we're old now...

A box. If you have a cat, at least.

Or BOOBIES.

wake up, wander outside, take a long drink from the hose, and hey there's a couple more months of free Internet some rando threw on the lawn

Definitely. I'd also check to buy used if the price is right.

The tubes from empty paper towel rolls