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LOL!
I do not remember how old I was, but certainly much more than 14....

Hi HKC,
This brought back memories. Our son mucked up our air cond. with tiny pieces of paper, just to see what would happen. He was 3. Later, he put his Legoes in the broiler pan, same reason. At 4, he stuck an unripe berry up his nose, same reason. The ER dr. used forceps. Not pleasant. By the way, dr. said he'd find all kinds of things up kids' noses, even Barbie shoes. We were exhausted, keeping his mind stimulated with all kinds of experiments. There're lots of books on home experiments. The volcano was a favorite. Paper mache, baking soda, and vinegar. Food coloring makes it cool. Very normal, yes.

LOL Dottie - I was about 14 also! I think I'm older than you (by a lot) but my Dad was an 'early adopter' and always had money to 'throw around' on stuff like that. I remember our first VCR Machine - which was almost the size of a washing machine (ok, I'm exaggerating, but it covered the whole top of the TV and was a feet deep and felt like it was make of bricks. Oh the noises it made when opening and closing!) We didn't go with Betamax, and recorded many TV shows. I think I was in my early teens for that as well.