Stainless steel archwires have high stiffness, low springiness, corrosion resistant, low range and good formability. The texture of the meat has been described as combining crunch with springiness. The marshmallow would have reduced springiness from that loss of gelatin. Weight can also be thought of as "springiness" or "tension". Even after this modification, users of the staircase reported "a certain amount of springiness". Due to this springiness, this type of dummy is considered an "alive" dummy.