![]() He coined the phrase ‘instant life’ which he would use in his advertising campaign. Harold figured kids would be excited to add the brine shrimp eggs, which are about the size of a grain of sand, to water and watch them instantly come to life. In addition to the long monkey-like tail, Harold knew that brine shrimp went through something called cryptobiosis which is the ability of the brine shrimp eggs to lie dormant during long periods of drought but hatch and come to life when they come into contact with water again. He instantly thought that kids would be interested in these little creatures as pets. He was quite amused at their appearance and noticed they had a long tail like a monkey. ![]() Harold was in the store one day and looked into a bucket of brine shrimp. Harold von Braunhut was able to combine both of these into one for his greatest invention ever: Sea-Monkeys. Where there are kids, there are also a lot of toys and pets. This sounds simple enough, but to completely understand Sea-Monkey kits, we must start at the very beginning… History of Sea-MonkeysĪfter world war 2 ended in 1945, there was a baby boom, maybe because everyone felt safe and optimistic for the future. However, since they breed, their colony can last up to five years. Sea-Monkeys can grow from 1/2 inch to 3/4 inches with the occasional Sea-Monkeys growing as big as an inch. Most or some of the eggs hatch into instant sea monkeys as soon as they enter saltwater. Their eggs lay dormant longer than normal brine shrimp eggs(known as artemia salina), the hatched sea monkeys live longer and grow bigger. Sea-Monkeys are a hybrid type of brine shrimp(known as artemia nyos), invented specifically to improve the quality of the sea monkey product, which usually comes in a kit. But this statement wouldn’t do them justice. If you ask someone who has heard of Sea-Monkeys, but not a lot, they might say, ” Sea-Monkeys are just brine shrimp”. He created a genius product that is still around today. It was the intention of the inventor, Harold von Braunhut. I don’t know about you, but I grew up in the 80s and I remember seeing Sea-Monkeys advertised for sale in comic books.
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