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[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

The OG: The Anatex Industries Bead Maze:

https://www.86vintage.com/products/vintage-rollercoaster-by-anatex-industries-bead-maze

Still available, but with a less heavy base: https://www.madisonartshop.com/anatex-classic-bead-maze.html

What did they do with all that money after becoming a staple of a generation?

They dreamed bigger.

https://www.madisonartshop.com/anatex-the-ultimate-fleur-rollercoaster.html

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Crazy that the second one is much cheaper.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Me: So are you sure you think I might be autistic?

Friend: you sent me a link to the Rollercoaster table asking me if it was normal to want to buy one of these so you can spend a couple of hours unwinding moving the beads around; you're wanting to spend silly money on a visual and tactile stim to relax, you're probably autistic, get tested.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

no... i just, um, wanted to fundraise one for my wife's classroom. yeah. that's it. i can play with it after school and on weekends. totally.

NINE HUNDRED DOLLARYDOOS

[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

You can still buy the original one relatively inexpensively, but the first link is to a collector's website that has the older model.

I only know about this stuff because I once wrote a well-reasoned and sincere tiered ranking of each of the bead tracks.

spoilerGreen track: S-tier

Even this day and age, $50 for that seems a little ridiculous