I was a lucky recipient of the trial Bounce Dryer Bar!  I thought, oh goody!  So I smacked that baby on the inside of my dryer, loaded up that puppy and let her rip.  

First few loads, not bad.  But not too outstanding.  Did the ole sniff test.  Nada.  Heard a few crackles of static.  Hmmm.  So I gave it some slack and tried a few more loads.  Same deal.  Then I noticed a large dark crack down the middle of the bar.  Hmmm.. Doesn't look too good.  But, hey, it's supposed to work for up to 4 months right? So I left it in.  Then I heard an aweful banging sound, like when you try to...