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Looks like a cheap kid-sized tennis racket, but brother, this ain't for the kids. It's actually a fine way for adults to work on their upper-body strength and kill bugs at the same time. 18" long, with a 6" wide paddle lined with metal grid. A coil in the handle sends high voltage through the paddle when a button is pushed; hit a bug with it and the bug will bug you no more. But despite the manufacturer's claims that it's safe for people, Scott reports that flesh-paddle contact delivers a nasty shock, nasty enough to say "Keep this away from kids!" We've seen these in other catalogs for about twice the price, so buy it from us. Just be careful with it. 2 AA batteries, not included.

27356 INSECT TERMINATOR
$7.95 EACH

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Electronic Plant Monitoring

You can’t trust nature (it’s red in tooth and claw, remember?) but you can monitor its effect on plants with any of these electronic meters. The pH meter has a 7-1/2" long metal probe with a 1-5/8” x 3/4” ballistic meter on top that displays pH from 3 to 10. The moisture meter has a 7-1/2” long probe with a 1-1/2” x 3/4” ballistic meter, and measures 11” long OA, with a watering chart on the back of the package. No batteries: they work via chemical reaction to different metals (either that or it’s magic).

38772 MOISTURE METER
$6.50 EACH
38097 PH METER
$6.50 EACH

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Safety Mirror

Couldn't tell it from the glass variety by just looking. This plastic mirror with rounded corners measures 3-15/16" x 5-15/16". Comes with protective film on both sides. We're thinking kids, camping, or just an unbreakable travel item. Pretty flexible, too, if you like fun-house mirror effects.

38049 PLASTIC MIRROR
$3.75 PKG(3)

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Push-N-Pump

Convert large water jugs into dispensers. This manual bellows-type water pump has an 18" (in two 9" pieces) x 7/16" ID inlet tube, a 5-1/2" long bent spigot, and comes with a small bottle brush for cleaning. The bottom of the pump fits many water jugs, with a split-flange coupling that's approx 2-3/8 ID and tightens down for a near-airtight fit. The unit is 4-3/4" dia x 9-1/2" tall OA in gray and blue plastic.

38173 BELLOWS PUMP
$4.75 EACH

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Collapsible Barrel.

How cool is this? Spring-loaded storage! When packed in its nylon zipper bag, it's 17" dia x 4" wide, with carrying handles. Unzip it and the spiral steel spring inside pops it open to become a standing, 17" dia x 22" tall, nylon canvas barrel. Has a zipper lid. Think camping hamper. Expanding beer cooler. Traveling trash can.

93407 SPRING BAG
$12.95 EACH
 

Kaleidoscope This Out!

Warning!  WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

No little plastic gemstones or paper clips inside, just a fish-eye lens at the business end of this toy so anything you point it at is viewed as a kaleidoscopic treat. ("Look how pretty my desktop is!") Measures 4-1/4" long x 1-3/8" dia with a wrist strap. And kaleidoscope can too be a verb, because we said so.

38613 KALEIDOSCOPE
$3.50 PKG(4)

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Hygromatic Froggie

Stick "Doctor Frog" (2-1/4" high, plus probes) into the soil of your houseplant and he'll chirp when the plant needs watering. (You know he's an authentic amphibian botanical MD because he's got a tiny little stethoscope around his neck.) Includes (2) button-cell batteries. He's also got a photocell so he won't croak in the dark, because nobody likes a plant that keeps asking for a drink of water when it should be sleeping.

93572 DR FROG
$4.95 EACH

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The Auto-Nagger

You say you often need a little extra reminding, or know someone who does? The Motion Memo (aka Auto-Nagger) is a digital recorder that can be set to replay whenever you or anyone else passes within (4) feet of it. It's a silver and blue plastic oval, 4-1/4" x 2-3/4" x 1-1/4" thick, that records a 16-second message. Can also be set to activate a 5-second night light, and comes with a base, a magnet on the back, and (4) likely dead "AAA" batteries. Use it to auto-greet teens arriving home at 3:00 a.m., or put it on the fridge to say "Do you really need another snack, Dave?"

38856 AUTO NAGGER
$5.95 EACH

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Plant-Free Plantarium

But very adaptable. This beautiful, heavy (3/16" thick) glass container is a 10" tall x 7" wide x 2" deep oval. Comes with a 1-1/4 lb bag of cream/tan/brown gravel and a tight-fitting plastic lid. What it doesn't come with is the plants listed and pictured on the package. Taken up to surplus heaven, we're guessing. So add your own plants (the neighbor's yard is full of them), cover it and make a terrarium. Add aquatic plants (the neighbor's pond is full of them), water and a goldfish and make a plantarium. Or just use it as a nice vase.

38781 PLANTARIUM
$6.95 EACH

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Sunshine On My Shoulders...

Warning!  WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. CHOKING HAZARD-Children under 8 yrs. can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons. Adult supervision required. Keep uninflated balloons from children. Discard broken balloons at once.

makes me happy. It also gives me, and your favorite bright child, a head start on the energy future, as long as we both have this kit. The Tree of Knowledge® kit includes 150 experiments and activities in solar power, light rays, heat, lenses, mirrors, electrochemistry and more. It includes a 60pp manual plus myriad parts, including a solar cell, motor, parabolic mirror, LED, diode and resistor. Add a few common household items and kids 10 and over can start making the internal combustion engine obsolete.

93601 SOLAR POWER KIT
$34.95 EACH

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KaleidoLaser

Our most psychedelicious laser ever. It's a standard, high-power green laser with a momentary switch and a kaleido-lens which projects a green-dot grid pattern. Turn the lens and it morphs into a plaid-like pattern, then a design only seen on boys' winter jackets in 1958, and then a swirling intergalactic star-dream. (You have to be there.) Runs on (2) "AAA" batteries, included. Rated at <5mW. Measures 6-1/2" long x 9/16" dia, 532nm wavelength. Futuristic-looking black barrel. Includes a carrying case.

93580 GREEN LASER
$59.95 EACH

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