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dangerous toys of the past

dangerous toys of the past

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I loved my bean shooter

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Lawn darts.

Many a kid took one in the head 😔

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Balls on a string called Clackers I think. You bashed them together until they shattered into your eyes. Got taken off the market. It was a big craze at the time.

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@phil-a-dork said
Lawn darts.

Many a kid took one in the head 😔
Sounds like you were obviously not well supervised! 😉

-VR

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Easy Bake Oven.

I got burned a few times 😔

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@phil-a-dork said
Easy Bake Oven.

I got burned a few times 😔
LOL....I am sure the burn was severe on a toy bake oven! 😉

-VR

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It was!
They got hot! 😠

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@phil-a-dork said
It was!
They got hot! 😠
Then it wasn't a toy!....LOL...!

-VR

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spud guns

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@lemondrop said
spud guns
beebee gun! I don't know if it would even be considered a toy?

-VR

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sling shot

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@lemondrop said
sling shot
If you use rocks as ammunition it becomes a weapon for sure!

-VR

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@very-rusty said
If you use rocks as ammunition it becomes a weapon for sure!

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that's what all the kids used

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@lemondrop

Marbles were better in the slingshot if you couldn't afford ball bearings.

I would cook a marble and then drop it in cold water which would cause it to fracture but stay together. Then when you used it in a slingshot it would shatter when you hit something. 😉

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@lemondrop said
that's what all the kids used
Yup, it was dangerous. I almost put my cousin's eye out, hit him just above the eye.

That put an end to the sling shots.

-VR

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