Funny sticky hands

Funny sticky hands are the classic cheap party toy: squeeze, throw, and let the sticky rubbery hand cling to a wall or window for a moment. By our assessment, the appeal is obvious because it gives quick motion and a little slapstick payoff with almost no explanation needed. The downside is just as obvious: the stickiness picks up lint and dirt fast, so the toy loses charm once the surface gets grimy. In practice it is a small, noisy pleasure rather than a serious game, and it usually belongs with party favours, prank toys, and other things children pick up, use, and forget. Compared with sturdier toys, it is all about the brief gag. Funny sticky hands are simple enough that their whole life is in the first few throws.