One was a kitchen chemistry set for growing crystals and the other a simple electronics kit, based partially around parts of a Snap Circuits set, that has kids building an electromagnet and lighting up an LED.

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After a set of snap reviews, more considered opinions are filtering out now.

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Making only his second start for Pompey, Glen Little was soon marauding down the right wing and his accurate cross saw Traore set up Davis for a low snap-shot on the edge of box, which Villa keeper Brad Friedel gathered well.

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The card's a bit pliable, with rubberized edges -- one gets the feeling you might be able to snap it in half, if you really had your heart set on it, but as it stands, it should hold up to more than a few aggressive sitdowns on your billfold.

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