English CC by Charles Baluyot
Rebeeca: Kids just want to have fun,
but with some toys,
that's easier said than done.
Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today,
we're counting down our picks,
for "Another Top 10 Dangerous Kids' Toys".
For this list,
we're bringing you even more toys that present a serious health and safety risk,
to the kids they're marketed to.
Once again,
we're excluding toys that are only dangerous when the age guidelines are ignored.
If you didn't see a toy you thought should be on the list,
be sure to check out our first video of the "Top 10 Dangerous Kids' Toys".
These dolls made a big impression when they first debuted in 1989,
despite their modest height of under one inch.
Imagine an entire apartment,
shrunk down to fit into a pocket-sized folding dollhouse,
styled as a makeup compact.
Add the male equivalent playsets, "Mighty Max",
and this line of choking hazards had kids in the 90's eating out of the palm of their hand.
These toys were already dangerous enough to weren't teaching your kid the Heimlich maneuver.
But, the Polly Pocket magnetic playsets,
with their magnetic clothing,
warranted a full recall in 2006.
These dolls were too large to swallow,
but the small magnets often fell out,
reeking life-threatening havoc on digestive systems, if multiple were ingested.
There's nothing scarier than a potentially lethal baby product,
parents always need to be extra careful with infants around water.
But you can understand how one might let their guard down
when placing a child in an inflatable device,
specifically designed for that purpose.
Sadly, a number of baby flotation products have ripped,
resulting in the child sinking or being smothered.
In 2009, some four million units,
consisting of various models of the Aqua Leisure baby floats
were recalled, after 31 incidences of the seat strap ripping occurred,
allowing the baby to fall into the water.
In 2015,
Otteroo floats were recalled,
after some 50 cases of deflation were reported,
thankfully, neither specific case resulted in death.
If the word "burning", is in the name of your product,
maybe don't market it to kids.
Admittedly the various companies manufacturing this product,
have always targeted the outdoorsy do-it-yourself,
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America kind of kid.
There the types who generally don't need their toys bubble-wrapped.
Sets from the 1950's were notorious for burns,
and for trusting in the fact that kids would learn responsibility.
Modern kits,
like those made by educational toy companies like T.S. Shure and NSI,
are more safety-minded.
But,
no amount of safety recommendations can mitigate the potential for burns,
or worse, fires.
If it can burn a pattern into wood,
it can burn plenty of other stuff too.
It might not exactly be playing with fire,
but this creation station still involves high temperatures
and in early models, toxic fumes.
Mattel first began producing "Creepy Crawlers" in 1964,
sets included die-cast creature molds,
a liquid chemical that kids poured into the mold,
and a small oven or hot plate to heat the plastic goop,
into hardened rubbery shapes.
"Cpreepy Carwlers" got a lot safer in the 1990's,
but the early versions consisted of an open-faced hot plate,
that rose to 390 °F (198.89 °C).
It might not be liquid magma,
but that's still blisteringly hot,
especially, if you touched the creature before it solidified.
Although, marketed as "non-toxic" at the time,
that was before we knew the dangers of PVC fumes.
Doesn't it suck that all the most dangerous toys are also the coolest?
This toy gun actually uses combustion,
flames shoot out of it.
It's made of metal and totally looks like a ray gun from early Sci-Fi.
While the Austin Magic Pistol,
might make for a wicked awesome vintage toy
when you're in your twenties or older,
this circa 1950's toy gun, is absurdly dangerous.
It's "magic crystals",
are composed of a mixture of calcium carbide and water,
which with a little help from the sparking trigger,
combust violently.
Even in the wild and crazy 50's,
it quickly became apparent that this was no toy,
resulting in a number of bans.
Listed in the "Top 10 Unsafe Toys of 2014" list,
from parental safety group, "W.A.T.C.H.",
this kit gives children everything they need to have a bottle rocket party.
It includes the rockets themselves,
stoppers and fun caution tape,
so you feel like you're at a real rocket launch.
What the kid does not include
are these safety goggles they recommend on the packaging.
The baking soda and vinegar propelled rockets aren't going to explode,
but the projectiles still present a significant risk of eye or facial injury.
The kit is labeled eight and up (8+),
but you'd be hard-pressed to find any eight-year-old that's gonna wait
until they can track down safety goggles
before playing with something this cool.
The Little Lady Empire stove,
with its metal frame and up to 600° (F or 315.556° C) of heat,
might have been the more deadly children stove.
But the Easy-Bake Oven has had a much more significant impact,
since Kenner launch the product in 1963.
Over 25 million units have been sold since,
meaning that the average kid likely interacted with one at some point.
Most of the 11 models have been totally safe,
but one or two got the recipe wrong.
The 2006 version was recalled,
after 29 reports surfaced of kids
getting their fingers caught in the front loading oven door.
Despite the recall,
another 249 incidents were reported,
one of which ended with a little girl needing a partial finger amputation.
Anything that goes up must come down,
and the higher you launch a kid into the air,
the greater the risk for injury.
This specific trampoline might be mini,
but it packs a huge risk factor.
Marketed to children, six (6+) and up,
it has some serious bounce to it.
No safety, no padded handle bar.
The likelihood of your child losing control and flying into furniture is high.
On the packaging you find,
the following warning, quote,
"Landing on the head or neck can cause serious injury,
paralysis or death".
If, as a manufacturer,
you feel the need to put that on a product you're selling to six-year-olds,
you might have missed the point of age restrictions.
Inflatable baby boats might be prone to malfunction,
but mini hammock seem as if they were designed,
specifically to endanger young children.
Made from a fine nylon mesh,
and lacking any sort of spreader bar,
these child-sized hammocks were prone to entangle their young users.
Most often,
this would occur when the child was attempting to get in or out of the hammock.
In 1996,
the Consumer Product Safety Commission, issued a recall and safety warning
on 10 different mini hammock brands and models.
Most notably, EZ Sales hammock brand,
unsafe for use,
due to a lack of spreader bar.
Between 1984 and 1995,
there were 12 separate cases of kids becoming trapped in the hammock,
and, dying from asphyxiation.
Before we unveil our #1 pick,
here are some honorable mentions.
Aqua Dots, are small colorful balls
that you arranged into patterns or images,
spray the design with water.
and they solidify together into a single piece of art,
to show off to mom or dad.
But as we've learned,
anything a kid can swallow,
they will swallow.
These small toy beads, when ingested,
'cause vomiting,
respiratory failure,
seizures and comas.
Why?
Aqua Dots contained a compound that when consumed,
breaks down into GHB (Gamma Hydroxybutyrate),
the notorious "date rape" drug.
The product was pulled from shelves
after three separate toddlers fell into comas,
the parents of one toddler,
who suffered permanent brain damage.
Won their court case against the manufacturers,
distributors and toy designers.
Each company being assigned partial blame for the tragedy.
Do you agree with our list?
What dangerous toys do you remember from your childhood?
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