help with party favors

Hi,

I'm looking for a particular kind of party favor and was wondering if
anyone could tell me what it's called so that I can call stores around
here to see if they have it.

It's hard to describe exactly what it is: it consists of two small
popsicle stick type things with paper between them. The paper is arranged
in a pattern sort of like corrugated cardboard, so it stretches if you
pull on the ends. You can compress the whole thing together so it looks
like a P, or you can rotate one end around so the thing looks like a
sphere.

Anyway, if anybody could help me with the name of this thing, I would be
really grateful (I'm teaching a calculus course, and it is the perfect
model for one of the upcoming topics).

- Joan

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Hi,

I'm looking for a particular kind of party favor and was wondering if
anyone could tell me what it's called so that I can call stores around
here to see if they have it.

It's hard to describe exactly what it is: it consists of two small
popsicle stick type things with paper between them. The paper is arranged
in a pattern sort of like corrugated cardboard, so it stretches if you
pull on the ends. You can compress the whole thing together so it looks
like a P, or you can rotate one end around so the thing looks like a
sphere.

Anyway, if anybody could help me with the name of this thing, I would be
really grateful (I'm teaching a calculus course, and it is the perfect
model for one of the upcoming topics).

- Joan

I don't know what it's called, but I know what you mean; almost any
party store -- like Party America -- should have them.

meh
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