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Does anyone remember this?

If this colorful contraption rings a bell, you might’ve been one of the lucky kids who got to "experiment" in your own living room. Packed in a snazzy red case with shiny knobs, curious gadgets, and bold promises of fun and discovery, this old-school kit was once the envy of every science-loving youngster. Can you guess what it is? Let us know and share your stories below! Dig out those nostalgic gems and tell us the stories behind them—we’d love to hear!


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My 2 year older brother had one. He played with it for hours on end. As soon as he unwrapped it he ran up the stairs to get to his bedroom which he shared with my 2 year younger brother. I never saw it again because I wasn’t allowed in their bedroom. I don’t know what this mystery was called. 😏
 
My brothers had the Gilbert Nuclear Physics Atomic Energy Lab, Radioactive Atomic toys. The kit featured a battery-powered Geiger-Müller counter, an electroscope, a spinthariscope, and a Wilson cloud chamber with a radioactive source, along with samples of uranium-bearing ores like autunite and uraninite. It included a manual, a comic about radioactivity, and a book on uranium.
I was very young and didn't get to experience it.
Now considered one of the most dangerous toys sold in the history of toys!
 

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