Slinky ASCII Mania

So you haven't heard of a SLINKY? WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?? You've probably seen one and I bet you didn't know that it's THE SLINKY! Well, if you have no idea yet... and you're serious about having NO IDEA YET.. Slinkies are toys that kids have been bugging their parents to buy... well, that was in the past.. which was like what... 10... 15 years ago? Stretch 'em out, squash 'em up, swing 'em around ... slinkies can walk down stairs! Slinkies are the toys of infinite potential. And this well, slinky-fanatic I passed by on the web features all sorts of slinky-related stuff on her website. Well anyway, some tutorial in the site about ASCII art slinkies caught my attention. Share ko nalang.... really interesting kahit na medyo nakakalito't medyo mahirap. Enjoy! =)

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ASCII Art Slinkies
Many of you have been wondering how to do one of those amazing "ASCII Art" slinkies seen all over this site (I've had thousands of inquiries! Well, one.. actually, they didn't actually say anything but i'm sure they were about to ask).

Here's how you do it:

Open you favourite text editor, word processor, email client, or typewriter case.

Press Shift (either will do) and hold it down, with all your might.

It is vitally important not to let that darn shift button pop back up during this operation. If this were to happen it could result in disaster and complete mangulation of your ASCII Art Slinky.

When you're feeling ready, take a few deep breaths and proceed to the next step.

You might want to press both shifts if it makes you feel better. This may make the next step a little difficult, however.

Press the 9 key once. Do not press the one on the keypad on the right-hand side of your keyboard. This is the most common mistake make during the create of an ASCII Art Slinkies. I don't want to see any more tears. Be careful guys - Hit the 9 key just above the I and the O.

Repeat the last step until bored.

Press the 0 (ZERO) key. See next to last point on the caution that must be taken here.

Slowly remove your finger(s) from the Shift key(s).

Pat yourself on the back.