# Countdown Crystals

> Countdown Crystals is a Retsy Series 1 NFT on Solana, card 0086 of 1,280 in the 80s Drinks set, made in six finishes. Grape drink crystals that fizzed and popped in the glass for exactly ten seconds before settling.

URL: https://retsy.fun/collection/countdown-crystals/

- Card number: 0086 of 1,280
- Set: 80s Drinks (80-DRK)
- Year: 1986
- Type: Fizzing powdered grape drink
- Tagline: Ten, nine, eight... sip!
- Found at: School science fair snack table
- Cost back then: $1.19 a pouch
- Stats: Nostalgia 6/10, Hype 7/10, Weirdness 7/10, Trade value 6/10
- Finishes: Base (100 copies), Holo (50 copies), Laser (25 copies), Gold (10 copies), Super Laser (1 copy), Misprint (1 copy)
- Images: https://retsy.fun/nft/0086-base.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0086-holo.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0086-laser.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0086-gold.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0086-super.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0086-misprint.webp

## The story

Countdown Crystals came in a tall foil pouch with a cartoon rocket on the front. You poured the purple crystals into cold water, then counted down out loud while it fizzed like a launch pad. Whole classrooms counted together at birthday parties. If the fizz stopped before one, you had to start over with a new glass.

## Fun fact

Kids believed that if you counted backward fast enough the crystals would fizz higher, so most countdowns sounded like auctioneers.

Retsy Series 1 is an NFT collection on Solana. Every card is minted to the buyer's wallet the moment its pack is ripped at https://retsy.fun/packs/.