no generation is bigger on nostalgia
than those kids who grew up in the 90s
quite possibly the last generation
remember a world before technology and
had toys that could inflict massive
bodily harm a decade known for the
Pokemon Kirby's beanie babies and dying
of dysentery on the Oregon Trail
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for this list all things top 5 looks at
the most dangerous toys from the 1990s
that resulted in injury or death it's no
wonder why so many children of the 90s
were so angry all the time
number 5 snacktime Cabbage Patch Kids
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in 1996 Mattel released the snacktime
Cabbage Patch Kids for the holiday
season it was a special doll that would
eat snacks inserted into the dolls mouth
thanks to a series of motorised metal
rollers I don't really get the whole
like legend of the Cabbage Patch it
freaks me out but babies harvested from
the heads of cabbage while the dolls
soft fleshy lips were already disturbing
on their own the bigger issue is that
the snacktime Cabbage Patch Kids has
some cannibalistic tendencies the doll
couldn't differentiate between the
plastic stacks it was supposed to eat
and in actual child's finger or hair the
snacktime Cabbage Patch Kids the
mechanism was a one-way battery-powered
roller with no off switch
it was supposed to be activated by the
accompany snacks but this spawn of
Chucky made no distinction between food
and fingers once it developed a taste
for human flesh there were unconfirmed
complaints of the adult eyes glowing red
the room temperature dropping and the
smell of sulfur in the air every time
you eat a cabbage you're also bleeding
the infant that grows inside yummy yeah
ultimately Mattel bit the bullet and
offered a $40 refund to the 500,000
potential victims of the feeding frenzy
the dolls were eventually pulled from
the shelves after the 1997 Christmas
season can you believe that number four
sky dancer dolls it was easy to
understand the popularity of sky dancers
they were very like figures with soft
foam wings when they were attached to a
handle base and a rip cord was pulled
the fairies was shooting to the air and
gently twirl back to the ground the
reality is when the core was pulled the
sky dance would rocket randomly from the
base at great velocity and while they
may have twirled to the ground they
didn't float gently they fell from the
sky in bitch-slapped children like a
white-trash Tinker Bell on a meth high
this resulted in temporary blindness
scratch corneas broken teeth facial
lacerations that require stitches and
even a mild concussion these toys were
recalled after just six years of the
market following reports of over 150
injuries that's about 9 million sky
dancers recalled number 3
silly strings silly strings worth a go
to party favor at children's birthdays
across the country like confetti
but for terrible people as primary
purpose is to instantly reveal who the
most obnoxious percent the party is sold
in canisters that look like spray-paint
kids could run around shooting out the
wet sticky strands of colored goo
the material used to make the string and
propellant was extremely flammable and
created a serious risk of burn injuries
when sprayed near an open flame open
flames like those found on a birthday
cake
the CPSC was aware of reports of burns
resulting from use of these aerosol blow
torches many children suffer serious
burns during their birthday party that
left permanent scars hey over you're
missing out on some fun
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number two rollerblade Barbie nothing
screamed in 1990s more than a pair of
rollerblades in 1991 Mattel launched the
production of rollerblade Barbie this
doll had a cigarette lighter like device
in her skates that would legitimately
shoot a sparks when rolled on a flat
surface
unfortunately this spark was not any
sort of light up device but rather
actual Flint sparks similar to the
inside of your standard bic lighter this
is the first time in history a bit
lighter gave children and unrealistic
body image as well as third-degree burns
roll over anything flammable and you've
got a major problem
so when Barbie wanted to rollerblade in
one of her long princess dresses bad
things happen in 1994 Dave berry
demonstrated how dangerous rollerblade
barbie was by igniting a pair of tighty
whities on The Late Show with David
Letterman
although the rollerblade Barbie was
never officially banned or recalled
Mattel did quickly stop production for
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videos number one mini hammocks usually
when a person thinks of a hammock they
imagine a swinging bed between two palm
trees and not some sort of death cocoon
disguises a child's toy you know that
scene in the movies when an unsuspecting
individual steps on a patch of loose
dirt and leaves only to be hoisted into
the air by what turned out to be a trap
it's a trap in the 1990s toy
manufacturers such as ez sales thought
it'd be a good idea to market mini
versions of these for children
unfortunately named the hang-ten model
the hammock did not feature spreader
bars to keep them open resulting in a
twisted mess that risk strangulation
every time a kid tried to get in or out
this design flaw made Escape difficult
if not impossible ten different
manufacturers eventually had to recall
over 3 million mini hammocks after at
least 12 children died of asphyxiation
after being tangled in the contraption
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