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Stephen Granade <sgranade@phy.duke.edu> wrote:
> "Alexander Deubelbeiss" <deubelba@hotbot.com> writes:
> > er... and what is a magic eight-ball?
>
> A toy from Tycho Toys, Inc. It was a large plastic pool 8-ball with a
> window on one side and a floating icosahedron inside it with phrases
> printed on it.

Still is, in fact.

I got one for my brother, as an authentic piece of Americana he'd have
otherwise remained unaware of.


mathew
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