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Bought this at a garage sale in the 70's when I was a kid.

Had this toy.

Had several versions of this toy including one that made edible candy. Favorite version was one that molded plastic sheets into toy cars and boats. Got burned several times just playing with these little hot plates.

Had this in the 60's. One of my favorite toys. My brother and I would spend hours down in the basement playing with this delightful mix of toxic goop, heat, electricity and lest we forget the water pan that was used to cool the searing hot metal plates. Red hot metal, electricity and water...now, THAT's the things childhood dreams are made of. Besides, my brother and I had so much fun and we survived the horrific dangers of being a child in the 60's with all the "dangerous" toys.

I had a couple of these, including the "flower power" one and the "pic-a-doos." Also bought the Superman and Tarzan molds. When one of the units stopped working, my dad "fixed" it for me. The next time I used it, it shot a column of flame to the ceiling and BURNT A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH THE ALUMINUM MOLD. Would have shot through my forehead, too, if I had been leaning any farther over it.

Wonder I survived childhood...

Bah - if you want REAL fun and danger, do what I did: I pedaled my bike around the neighborhood and got local gas stations and mechanic shops to give me those little lead things you use to balance wheels with. Melt 'em on the stove in a soup ladle, pour the lead into these molds, and you've got creepy, crawly lead paperweights to sell at school! (OK, so my fourth-grade sense of capitalism *was* highly developed... what of it?)

i received the incredible edibles as a present when i was about 10 or 11. mattel's vacuform, referred to below, is still a prized garage sale find by scale modelers.

I had a much later version as a kid. Creepy crawlies. Rather, it was my brother's. Nevertheless, he and I knew we could get burnt but never did 'cause we were careful. I thought it was pretty fun.

I loved this as a kid. I don't think my brother and I ever got burnt.

Vac-U-Form....now that's a toy! Always fun to watch the newbie user touch the center of the heating plastic sheet to test for doneness.....Or a simple slip of the hand while pumping a vaccum down..errrrrr

"At least those who dodged serious injury or disfigurement could safely eat their creation."

That would have been the "Incredible Edibles" I got that one year and my younger brother got the Creepy Crawlers. I also had something that made flowers.

In 1968 I was 7. I received this toy with a stern warning from my dad about the heat and to read the instructions, which I did.

I never got burned and had a blast!

Jeff

Yup, I wrote and illustrated a book on these kinds of things, still looking for a publisher or agent. Anyone?

Greatest toy ever manufactured!!! Given the fact that I own a 2500+ Hot Wheels collection, this baby is still my "toy of choice"!! I am puzzled that the James Bond 007 Briefcase did not make the list, though...

Another hysterical falsehood. Anyone who grew up with electric trains using transformers or perhaps Suzy Homemaker ovens knows better.

A very cool toy.
My older sister's friend had one.
I remember cooking my hand on it and going to the Dr. and having my hand bandaged for a while.

THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST TOYS EVER!!!!!!

Had this one too, and my brothers and I were never hurt. Seriously these parents must be horrible?