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Original – Metal slinky
Reason
This is a Commons FP of the Slinky toy that's currently used prominently at the Slinky article. It demonstrates the Slinky's nature as a pre-compressed spring, its ability to sit with both ends on the floor, and its typical appearance at rest. This was nominated for FP 13½ years ago (see Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Spiral), but it failed because it wasn't then in a high-EV use and because some voters thought it wasn't a particularly appealing image. It now has a use with high EV, and images with anything less than high quality can't become FPs on Commons, I think we need not worry about concerns that its general quality is poor.
Articles in which this image appears
Slinky, Richard T. James, Betty James, National Toy Hall of Fame, Christmas in the post-war United States
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Roger McLassus 1951

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:55, 23 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]