[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jan 4 2004, 12:36 AM\'] From what I've seen, they were transparent slides, apparently glass...they've shattered on occasion after falling out of the holder. They also seemed to be pretty thick from the episode I saw, when Dick gave one contestant a misspelled slide as a souvenir. I'd say about 1/8" thick.
Now, my question, were the slides used simply recycled*? To me, it seems like they probably just used rub-off letters, and then wiped the slides off and started all over again.
*The ones that weren't broken or given away. :-) [/quote]
Oh, no, no, no. Those most definitely weren't glass; that would be expensive. Just plastic. IIRC, when one fell down during WC play, at the end, Dick took one that fell and made a demonstration on what the contestant heard behind her... it was something to the tune of "I was going to stop the round because this is what it sounded like to her 'WHACK! (Dick hitting the slide on the ground)' Thankfully, she didn't turn around."
I'm sure they were recycled. I'm more inclined the letters were stick-on as opposed to rub-on.
Brandon Brooks