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Etch A Sketch--Just Turn the Magic Knobs and Let Your Imagination Soar

" You have to admit it's pretty impressive that a toy that can't connect to Wi-Fi, doesn't have Bluetooth capabilities - heck, doesn't even have batteries - continues to be iconic and have relevance today, especially when children are increasingly putting down toys and picking up video game controllers" ( Tech Times, July 10, 2015 ). Skydiving Chicken The Etch-A-Sketch has captured my imagination for as long as I can remember having one (an imagination, that is), and upon reflection, I can attribute my ability to live an imaginative life in a square world, a world restricted much like this "vintage" red toy, requiring creativity to problem solve and create beauty in a world ruled by the linear, the geometric, right turns and left turns only, to this toy.  I quickly learned that if I turned both knobs at the same time, I could get some pretty amazing results, like my "Skydiving Chicken."  Before you judge, just know that my skills