15 Most Dangerous Kids Toys Ever While it is convenient to believe that
children's toys are thoroughly tested before they reach the shelves, dozens of toy-related accidents
and deaths over the years have shown that this is not always the case. Some of these dangerous toys
have been lost to history, others have gained fad status, some have been revamped or banned,
and others are still on the shelf today. Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of
Stay Wise. In today's video, we're going to take a look at the 15 Most Dangerous
Kids Toys Ever. And yes, it's PART 2! Before we begin, don't forget to smash the like
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15. Atomic Laboratory Kits The Atomic Energy Lab was a toy lab set created
by Alfred Carlton Gilbert, an American athlete, magician, toymaker, businessman, and inventor
of the well-known Erector Set. The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab was an authentic nuclear toy
and learning facility marketed in the early 1950s. The $49.50 package contained four samples
of uranium-bearing ores and a Geiger-Mueller radiation meter, and various other instruments.
The Atomic Energy Lab was never successful and was soon taken off the shelves.
14. Buckyballs Nine years ago, to be exact,
a toy named Buckyballs was targeted by government officials who were attempting to ruin the fun.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission prohibited toys that we noted were tiny
rare earth magnets that were fine for play but bad for a snack after a few overzealous children
swallowed one or two of them and found themselves in gastrointestinal distress.
13. Clackers Clackers, also known as Klackers, were
common toys in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the beginning of the 1970s, manufacturers
transformed them into plastic spheres suspended on each string. As they swung up and down,
banging each other with a lot of energy, they made a loud clacking" sound. Clackers are similar in
appearance to the bolas, the Argentinian rifle. In 1968, tempered glass sphere models appeared to
gradually shatter, sending glass fragments to the user's face and everyone nearby.
Clackers were taken off the shelves in the United States and Canada after reports came
of children being injured while playing with them. Fairly heavy and fast-moving,
and made of hard acrylic plastic, the balls would sometimes shatter when hitting each other but
not as easily as the 1960s glass models. 12. Easy-Bake Oven
The Easy-Bake Oven is a toy oven introduced by Kenner in 1963 and still made by Hasbro at the
end of May 2017. Almost immediately, stories of injuries the model caused to children started to
pile up. This new version could easily trap small hands and fingers in the opening of the oven and
even cause second and third-degree burns on the mini-chefs. The CPSC issued 77 burn reports.
One of those stories was about a 5-year-old girl who had to amputate part of her finger.
Almost 100 million of the Easy-Bake Ovens were recalled the next year in 2007.
11. Aqua Dots Aqua Dots entered the market in 2007, and the
parents were in a frenzy to swoop them up before Christmas. These include a craft kit that allows
children to build a range of multi-dimensional designs using tiny colored beads. "Aqua Dots" can
refer to either the toy itself or the tiny beads. As the beads are sprayed with water, the surfaces
of the beads become sticky and fuse. Here's where the trouble lies: the tiny, fun and bright beads
contained the drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB). The Consumer Product Protection Commission (CPSC)
confirmed that two children mistakenly ingested the beads had been comatose for hours. One child
had been hospitalized for five days. Luckily, there were no injuries. Needless to say, one of
the hottest toys in 2007 was quickly recalled. 10. Mini-Hammocks
Possibly the deadliest and definitely one of the most dangerous toys on this list, mini-hammocks is
directly responsible for at least 17 child deaths. The Consumer Product Protection Commission (CPSC)
report released on 14 December 1995 reported that these minors were between the ages of 5 and
17 years. Without the spreader bars that allowed users to change these durable nylon ropes' width,
children became stuck between them. A four-dollar leisure commodity has asphyxiated children. One
infant is known to have survived but has sustained permanent brain damage due to lack of oxygen.
In the end, the 1995 CPSC report was followed by a recall of three million mini-hammocks the next
year. Much as the commission did with the lawn dart investigation, their conclusion concerned
encouraging owners to kill their product before someone else got injured or worse.
9. Lawn Darts It doesn't take a lot of creativity to see why
steel missiles with weighted skewers could make a dangerous toy. Originally intended to pierce lawns
in a game similar to horseshoes, children found a number of ways to use darts. After the deaths of
at least three children, the CPSC restricted the use of lawn darts. The Agency also suggested that
existing sets be destroyed. It wasn't until 1970 that CPSC went with the latter, for the first time
banning "jars" before striking an agreement with manufacturers to stop marketing them as toys. Back
then, about 6,000 children went to the hospital in the 1970s and 1980s with related accidents,
including three fatalities. The CSPC prohibited them for good in 1988 and advised customers to
destroy any existing games. 8. CSI: Asbestos
A toy based on the CBS hit show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. This encouraged children
to search for fingerprints with special powder and brushes. The powder in question was found
to contain up to 5% asbestos. The warning was sounded in November 2007, but the toy producer,
CBS Consumer Goods, opted to leave it on the shelf in the run-up to Christmas. Instead of waiting for
the CPSC to discuss a recall, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Group filed a legal suit
to stop the package sales. 7. Inflatable Baby Boats
Aqua-various Leisure's Inflatable Baby Boat was intended to be a fun way for a baby or a toddler
to swim comfortably in a swimming pool. The issue was that the boats' leg braces were
prone to tears, allowing the infant or toddler to fall through. In 2009, four million vessels
were rescued after more than 30 babies had almost drowned. It turned out that Aqua-Leisure had been
aware of the issue for at least six years, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) subsequently fined the company $650,000. 6. Polly Pockets With Quik Clik
90s children will recall the original Polly Pocket compacts, but later models actually
triggered a big safety warning. A few years after the launch of his "Quik Clik" line in 2004,
Mattel recalled 7.3 million playsets because of magnets. The small sections
of the clothes that snapped to the dolls might fall out and cause serious injury.
5. Rollerblade Barbie Out of all Barbie's occupations and hobbies,
this one in the '90s actually triggered a fire-storm. A cigarette lighter-like system in
her skates can legitimately blast out sparks when rolled onto a flat surface. Blade over something
flammable, and you have a huge problem. And in the end, they were off the shelves for good.
4. Sky Dancers These flying fairies are more
dangerous than they seem. Just pull the lancet rope, and the princess doll spins up into the
air and eventually into the faces of the people. After 150 cases of eye damage, scratched corneas,
broken teeth, facial lacerations, and even a minor concussion, Galoob Toys Inc. had
grounded the playthings for good, reminiscent of some 8.9 million in 2000, according to CNN.
3. Slap Bracelets Any kid of the late 1980s or early 1990s recalls
the clapping-bracelet fad and the bans put by schools on the sharp metal inside the bracelets,
starting to cut infants' tender skin. But the slap bracelets never went out, and they never
completely cleaned up their act of defense. In 2012, Toysmith recalled a large batch because the
metal was worn through the fabric cover, revealing sharp edges that cut at least eight children.
Studio Fun recalled thousands of more Troll-themed slap bracelets in 2017 for the same cause.
2. Flubber Kids love ooey and gooey
slime kind of stuff. But in the early 1960s, Hasbro launched a product named Flubber,
and the company was subsequently struck by thousands of cases of rashes and sore throats in
children who played with it. The company recalled Flubber and, as part of modern-day toy folklore,
reportedly buried the surplus inventory behind the warehouse because it could not
be burned or sunk at sea. 1. Burger King Pokémon Balls
At the end of 1999, the children who ate Burger King had a seemingly harmless toy with their
children's meals: a Pokémon ball broken up like a clamshell to reveal a tiny Pokémon toy. The
toddler and the infant were suffocated when part of the plastic balls was sucked to their throats,
covering their noses and mouths; the third child was rescued by her aunt,
taking the toy off her face. Burger King recalled 25 million balls and was later
blamed for at least one of the deaths. So there you go, 15 Most Dangerous Kids
Toys Ever PART 2. Do think twice before you go out there to buy toys for your little one.
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