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- How much is an original Pet Rock worth?
- How long do pet rocks live?
- How much did pet rocks cost in the 70s?
- Do people still buy pet rocks?
- What do rocks eat?
- How do I train my pet rock?
- Why did pet rocks become so popular?
- What do pet rocks like to do?
- How many pet rocks have been sold?
- Did you just trade my future for a pet rock?
- How long does the rock sleep?
- What do pet rocks need?
How much is an original Pet Rock worth?
In 1975 the perfect pet was...a rock. DID IT MAKE MONEY? My Pet Rock sold for $3.95, and creator Gary Dahl unloaded more than five million of the igneous invertebrates in six months. He walked away with a cool $15 million.
How long do pet rocks live?
How long do pet rocks live? Your pet rock will outlive you; she will outlive everything breathing on God's green Earth; she is eternal, everlasting, non-dying, all-surviving. Either that or about five years.
How much did pet rocks cost in the 70s?
There may never have been a craze as stupid -- or as profitable -- as the Pet Rock. The Mexican beach stones cost a penny a piece in the 1970s. They were packaged in a cardboard box (with air holes cut out), placed in a straw nest, and sold for $3.95. Gary Dahl, the Pet Rock's inventor, became an overnight millionaire.
Do people still buy pet rocks?
The Pet Rock can still be found online, though it's no longer Dahl's business. He died in 2015. Of the unsold rocks he had left over at the end of the fad, he was indifferent. If they didn't sell, he said, he would just use them to repave his driveway.
What do rocks eat?
The Rock's diet includes steak, egg whites, oatmeal, chicken, protein shakes, veggies, fish, orange juice, rice, and potatoes, amongst other foods.
How do I train my pet rock?
To teach your PET ROCK to FETCH, throw a stick or a ball as far as you can. Next, throw your PET ROCK as far as you can. Rarely, if ever, will your PET ROCK return with the object, but that's the way it goes. Attack Training.
Why did pet rocks become so popular?
A rock would not need to be fed, walked, bathed, or groomed, and it would not die, become sick, or be disobedient. Dahl said that they were to be the perfect pets and joked about it with his friends. Dahl took his "pet" idea seriously, however, and drafted an instruction manual for a pet rock.
What do pet rocks like to do?
2) Feeding – No one knows what pet rocks like to eat, but they seem to thrive without food. It is not necessary to feed your pet rock 3) Exercise – Pet rocks can be quite lazy. They do enjoy being tossed in the air sometimes, but should never be thrown at anything. 4) Traveling – Pet rocks enjoy going on vacations.
How many pet rocks have been sold?
Once the dust settled and the fad was over, he sold approximately 1.5 million rocks for a gross sales total of about $6 million or about $27 million today.
Did you just trade my future for a pet rock?
Otto, where's the stone? Gru: Did you just trade my future for a PET ROCK!? Belle: Oh, I didn't mean to scare you.
How long does the rock sleep?
The Rock says he sleeps only 3 to 5 hours a night — here's his strict regimen. The Rock sleeps just three to five hours per night. He gets up before the sun rises.
What do pet rocks need?
You must feed your rock. A rock's favorite food is pea gravel. They are also fond of quartz of milk, always best served from a mason jar. The great news is you only need to feed them about once a week so the food lasts forever.
