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Someone Finds Old “Grow In Water” Egg At Goodwill And Puts It In Water, Regrets It 23 Hours Later

Each generation has it’s own variety of bizarre toy creations. You know, the toys that you found so entertaining at the time but now looking back you think WTF? I mean whose grand idea was it to create the never-dying, obnoxious Furby? (David Hampton, Richard C. Levy and Caleb Chung, that’s who).

Well among the list of odd creations is the expandable water toy. Created using superabsorbent polymer technology, originating first in the early 1960’s, these various shapes can grow to around quadruple their original size in water. A Tumblr user came across one of these retro toys at Goodwill, but couldn’t quite figure out what the object inside was supposed to grow into. After 23 hours of observation and some comical ‘scientific’ commentary, they were met with an odd and unexpected result. Scroll down below for the whole story and the big reveal from Bored Panda!

This Tumblr user found something weird at Goodwill

Someone Finds Old "Grow In Water" Egg At Goodwill And Puts It In Water, Regrets It 23 Hours Later

So they decided to put it in water to see what would hatch

Someone Finds Old "Grow In Water" Egg At Goodwill And Puts It In Water, Regrets It 23 Hours Later

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Someone Finds Old "Grow In Water" Egg At Goodwill And Puts It In Water, Regrets It 23 Hours Later

People had mixed reactions to the user’s new “child”

Someone Finds Old "Grow In Water" Egg At Goodwill And Puts It In Water, Regrets It 23 Hours Later

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stellermatt 6 years ago

my son got one of these, but with a penguin in it, we left it in the glass a little too long and it kept growing. Only just got it out of the glass. Then, we left it in the bathroom window while we were on holiday. It got hot. It shrank. I wish I had a funny ending to this story. Sorry.

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Aunt Messy 6 years ago

The mental image IS funny, though.

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Parmeisan 6 years ago

I am upvoting you just for "wish I had a funny ending ... sorry". :D

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just a thought! 6 years ago

OMFG... In the beginning my stupid mind read " I got my son in one of these" .... And couldn't understand anything lmao

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Naima Ivansdóttir 6 years ago

i bought one of these for my friend's son a couple of years ago except it hatched a fish (kinda like flounder from the disney's the little mermaid)... i didn't get to see its final form but i was told it was appreciated :D THIS ONE THO

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diane a 6 years ago

the bathroom is probably the wrong place to leave it

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Chicago Kitty 6 years ago

The combination of the Mr Magoo head placed on the body of a fertility goddess is truly disturbing. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Magoo-Damona, goddess of fertility, near-sightedness and Road Hogs!

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