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The most dangerous toys ever made: Don't you just love giving Christmas gifts?
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Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:19:19
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A sample from the article:

Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab





When? 1951-1952



What? The ultimate educational set to teach kids how to get the most out of, erm, uranium.


It did what?!? This $50 (about £440 in today's money) science kit featured four lots of uranium ore for your beloved sprog to dabble with. To ensure that these weren't duds, you could use the Geiger counter included to measure the ore's radioactivity and order more uranium using a coupon. And to round out the experience, a book entitled 'Prospecting for Uranium' was included, with details of a US government initiative that paid $10,000 (equivalent to almost £90,000 today) if little Jimmy discovered any uranium deposits in the garden.

LOL

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Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:34:20
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Can't give enough +s to this

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Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:36:38
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What the fuck.

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Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:38:05
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I also like this one.

You spin it, let it fly and it randomly buzzes about the room, cutting into people's eyeballs and faces. And it's Barbie too.

Sky Dancer


When? 2000


What? A flying doll that kids could shoot up into the air using the doll's launcher.

It did what?!? Unfortunately, said doll had a horrible habit of being “unpredictable” once airborne, happily flying its way into wide-eyed adults and children alike, causing a reported 150 injuries, including one broken rib, some temporary blindness and facial lacerations.

Nearly nine million Sky Dancers were recalled in 2000 because of the doll's kamikaze tendencies.

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Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:04:34
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Pfft. Kids these days are too soft. What's one punctured eyeball compared to radioactive poisoning?

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Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:27:31
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SteelAttack said:

Pfft. Kids these days are too soft. What's one punctured eyeball compared to radioactive poisoning?

That's why you combine the two and irradiate the Barbie.

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