The Particle Zoo

Posted by Miss Cellania in Toy & Video Games on June 30, 2008 at 9:05 pm



Adorable subatomic particles you can cuddle up with! The Particle Zoo is made up of quarks, neutrinos, gluons, and others that each have their own personality. Meet the muon, who lives fast and dies young, the up quark and the down quark, who are best friends, and Higgs boson, who everyone wants to meet. Pictured is the strange quark and the gluon. Link -via Metafilter


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9 comments to "The Particle Zoo"

  1. Johnny Cat
    June 30th, 2008 at 10:46 pm

    heh..the neutrinos look like ninja turtles.

  2. Liz
    July 1st, 2008 at 1:04 am

    Anything to get kids interested in science! These remind me of those cuddly little microbes that are so popular. I guess that's the point...anyway, how cute!

  3. Ali S.
    July 1st, 2008 at 4:06 am

    If I ever have kids I'm gonna buy toys like these so that they can get into Science at an early age. Oh, and yes those Microbes are cute as heck!

  4. Evilbeagle
    July 1st, 2008 at 8:38 am

    Not only are they super cute, they are educational. Why didn't someone think of this years ago?

  5. bean
    July 1st, 2008 at 8:56 am

    You know what would be great? If you could fit these together Voltron-style to form atoms and molecules.

  6. matt
    July 1st, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    a couple years back, i had to study up on muon neutrinos and other subatomic particles in order to write good copy and develop good graphics on an exhibit that features the science behind "seeing" them. i'm afraid even the site of these innocuous cute little plush fellas is still enough to make my brain hurt bad. i'm curled up in the fetal position as i type this. i want my mommy.

  7. prophet
    July 1st, 2008 at 5:36 pm

    I don´t think this will create an interest towards science. It´s just bizarre.

  8. DrMeowMix
    July 1st, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    These sort of remind me of Giant Microbes.

  9. Tempscire
    July 1st, 2008 at 6:10 pm

    I love the names of subatomic particles.


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