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PRAY FOR COAL The 10 most dangerous play things of all time
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| _Griphin_ User Info... |  Last month, Target recalled 10 of its Kool Toyz-brand play sets, citing hazards like "lead paint," "sharp points," and "puncture wound potential." The toys, which included plastic aircraft carriers, dinosaurs, and tanks, all appeared harmless enough. But according to the killjoys at the Consumer Product Safety Commission, children—at least those prone to eating plastic objects as big as their head—were at serious risk. A week later, Mattel recalled 4.4 million Polly Pocket dolls and accessories because kids were swallowing the toy's magnets. The Associated Press reported, "If more than one magnet is swallowed, they can attach to each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage." Three children required surgery. In the last year alone, some eight million units of toys were recalled in the U.S., according to W.A.T.C.H., a toy-safety advocacy group. But Kool Toys and Polly Pockets are kids' stuff compared to the hazardous baubles of yesteryear. In the spirit of the holidays, Radar presents the 10 most dangerous toys of all time, those treasured playthings that drew blood, chewed digits, took out eyes, and, in one case, actually irradiated. To keep things interesting, we excluded BB guns, slingshots, throwing stars, and anything else actually intended to inflict harm. Below, our toy box from hell. Sorry, just had to post this, even the graphic makes me chuckle. Just call me Mr. Grinch again this year. And guess what was the most dangerous toy?!? LAWN DARTS!!! Coolest game they ever came out with (I can see a drinking game associated with lawn darts)!!! I know the "X" BBS was supposed to have a lawn dart competition a long time ago at one of the "X" BBS Scavenger Hunts till he found out lawn darts were illegal. - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:43am Edited: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 1:02am | ||
| Sati User Info... | Haha, I like it. I remember the kids in east van mostly playing "knives" when I was a kid.. shudder. Table knife or (sometimes) not, I didn't want one anywhere near my foot thank you. I remember hearing about someone getting one deep in his thigh. - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 2:23pm | ||
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