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Monday, In the Sun

This company�s product uses a lot of wood each year. Been around for 102 years and has a logo that is almost instantly recognizable but no one really looks at it. It contains the colors red, white, blue, yellow, with white and black lettering and has 19 circles scattered in it. The product itself was original to noting a boy�s mistake, but he was too young and did nothing about it. Eventually he recognized potential but it wasn�t made available to the public until nearly twenty years later (he was then 29). He publicly first introduced it to firemen and they thought it was a terrific idea. Portions of this product are standard in most every school of engineering and many advanced placement high school physics courses. Placement of the wood portion of the product is critical for acceptance. If there is a problem with this product it is that crawley things seem to muster around it. Even though it didn�t matter when invented, the item today is popular partly because it is environmentally �correct�. What company?

Long day Monday. I�m out in a stadium parking lot with no shade, no phone or computer. No hints or early winners today. Answer Monday evening.

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Concentric circles with gear teeth used as a popular drawing toy?

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The product is a popsicle and the portion of the product is of course the popsicle stick.

Its image is hidden in plain site

The logo can be found in a �popsicle� search, or at: www.icecreamusa.com/popsicle/ Once you look it up you will wonder why something so familiar didn�t come to mind when described. Anyway now you won�t forget.

Discovered by a 11 year old boy Frank Epperson, when a rare California night of cold turned lemonade with a spoon in it to the first frozen confection. It was held back from public distribution until he matured to a man at age 29. It was formally introduced at a fireman's get together.

Originally named an epsicle ice pop, company legend said that his kids simply called it their father�s icesicle or popsicle.

In engineering courses and advanced placement physics courses the sticks are used to make trusses to demonstrate how mass is carried over a span and the design of bridges. There are tons of sites if you search �popsicle stick bridge�.

Enjoy.

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