When I was a kid, I use to get these horrid things pre-packed in my packaged K-mart Easter Basket. I can remember the day I bit into one and spit it out, and then again the following year, and then nearly every year after that. Like if they would ever come up with a new and improved version. It never happened, and I'm pretty sure it never will. I did find one use for them; stick them in the microwave for a minute and watch. They inflate (like in that video game Dig-Dug) and then explode! Just watch it inflate for a while and then open the door so it doesn't explode. The mess is pretty nasty to clean up.