rant · moment 6 of 19
This Year's Hottest Toys: Crystal Balls, Prediction Putty, and Pop Sockets
from The Christmas Episode | The Tim Dillon Show #328 · #328
5 min
Working through a toy-trend-expert list, Tim mocks the Magic Mixies crystal ball as furry/occult-coded, the Crazy Aaron's prediction putty as basically telling kids to kill their parents, and Pop Sockets fidget toys as designed to addict children to swishing sounds.
- Magic Mixes magical misting crystal ball is marketed as a toy that reveals furry pets, which Tim suggests appeals to a specific subset of society.
- Tim connects the crystal ball toy to QAnon theories, noting that witches' cauldrons from last year's line followed by furry pets feeds into satanist conspiracy narratives.
- Crazy Aaron's Amazing Prediction Thinking Putty works like a Magic 8-Ball but through slime, with Tim joking the answer is always to kill your parents.
- Growing up today is presented as a horror, with Tim arguing these toys are designed to keep children in pods rather than experiencing actual life.
- Pop Punks are magnetic fidget toys marketed as a magnetic skate park for thumbs, offering satisfying clicking and swishing sounds that Tim sees as addiction mechanics.
- Every toy on this list is designed to make children crazier and more dependent on stimulation, according to Tim's assessment.