I\’m fine with the warnings about small parts that can become detatched and lodged in the throats of infants, but toys involving projectiles? Give me a break!
It\’s like A Christmas Story all over again, only that was comedy and these people are serious! What\’s next? Swings will be banned because kids may jump from them at great heights and injure themselves. Slides will be too dangerous because children will, undoubtedly, go down head first. Running outdoors could result in serious injury from falls.
Sorry. My point was likely obscured by my presumption that running WITH scissors was already on the list of dangerous things children should not do. I did, in fact, mean WITHOUT scissors. The last line in my original comment elaborates.
Growing up, I had the nerf missle launcher, the nerf battleship that launched planes across the room, and (of course), the nerf football. In addition, in the late 70\’s to early 80\’s there was a football launching machine called the \”electronic quarterback\”. The machine would throw a plastic football up to 25 yards and in the process, have such a violent thrust of the metal (not soft plastic) arm, it would throw itself forward and tip over. Many a time, you had to be careful setting it, as the springs were very tight. \”Electronic Quarterback\” never made the list.
According to this article, they are all banned now and should be burned in a Bon Fire with all of the people in your town along with \”Sign of Capricorn\”. Let the kids play!!!!!!!!
Yea that crossbow sounds cool. That kid started it all back in the 80\’s when he choked on a Gi Joe Missle. Its been all down hill since then. If I was a kid, I would ONLY want toys that were ON this list.
Yes, in fact. China produces them. They\’re the type you\’ll find in dollar stores over here.
(Just in case you\’re seriously trying to mock those of us who think WATCH is a joke, please note that we\’re not talking about actual unnecessary hazards like lead and asbestos exposure, but the potential injuries that everyone is exposed to in the course of life.)
Hey… I visited the \”WATCH\” website to see the rest of the list. The \”founder\” is a trial lawyer! (Which, as a law student, I am free to note with disgust.) Go figure.
My favorite is a pair of shoes (looks like snow boots) with double leaf springs on the bottom. These are on his hit list for risk of head injury or something like that. Apparently I wasn\’t far off with my earlier comment about the inherent and unreasonable danger of swingsets and sliding boards.
I ran without sissors once. Tripped over my nerf football my dog used as a chew toy fell on to the slide and when I used the chains of the swing set to pull myself out of the dirt the chain broke and hit me in the head and may have damaged a hair. Question is do I have a lawsuit and who do I sue first the toy makers or my homeowners insurance since I was running in my yard. Never mind it would be negligence on my part and they would never pay anyways.
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I\’m fine with the warnings about small parts that can become detatched and lodged in the throats of infants, but toys involving projectiles? Give me a break!
It\’s like A Christmas Story all over again, only that was comedy and these people are serious! What\’s next? Swings will be banned because kids may jump from them at great heights and injure themselves. Slides will be too dangerous because children will, undoubtedly, go down head first. Running outdoors could result in serious injury from falls.
Don\’t you mean WITH scissors?
Sorry. My point was likely obscured by my presumption that running WITH scissors was already on the list of dangerous things children should not do. I did, in fact, mean WITHOUT scissors. The last line in my original comment elaborates.
I\’m with you Rob! unless we keep our kids locked in a padded room, there will always be the chance of injury. let\’s just let them play!!
Growing up, I had the nerf missle launcher, the nerf battleship that launched planes across the room, and (of course), the nerf football. In addition, in the late 70\’s to early 80\’s there was a football launching machine called the \”electronic quarterback\”. The machine would throw a plastic football up to 25 yards and in the process, have such a violent thrust of the metal (not soft plastic) arm, it would throw itself forward and tip over. Many a time, you had to be careful setting it, as the springs were very tight. \”Electronic Quarterback\” never made the list.
According to this article, they are all banned now and should be burned in a Bon Fire with all of the people in your town along with \”Sign of Capricorn\”. Let the kids play!!!!!!!!
Yea that crossbow sounds cool. That kid started it all back in the 80\’s when he choked on a Gi Joe Missle. Its been all down hill since then. If I was a kid, I would ONLY want toys that were ON this list.
I\’m not a kid and I STILL want the toys on this list. Finally, something I can shoot legally in the comfort of my own home!
Does anyone know where I can buy my kids toys made from asbestos & silica, and painted with lead paint?
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Yes, in fact. China produces them. They\’re the type you\’ll find in dollar stores over here.
(Just in case you\’re seriously trying to mock those of us who think WATCH is a joke, please note that we\’re not talking about actual unnecessary hazards like lead and asbestos exposure, but the potential injuries that everyone is exposed to in the course of life.)
Hey… I visited the \”WATCH\” website to see the rest of the list. The \”founder\” is a trial lawyer! (Which, as a law student, I am free to note with disgust.) Go figure.
My favorite is a pair of shoes (looks like snow boots) with double leaf springs on the bottom. These are on his hit list for risk of head injury or something like that. Apparently I wasn\’t far off with my earlier comment about the inherent and unreasonable danger of swingsets and sliding boards.
I ran without sissors once. Tripped over my nerf football my dog used as a chew toy fell on to the slide and when I used the chains of the swing set to pull myself out of the dirt the chain broke and hit me in the head and may have damaged a hair. Question is do I have a lawsuit and who do I sue first the toy makers or my homeowners insurance since I was running in my yard. Never mind it would be negligence on my part and they would never pay anyways.