The article discusses 10 toys that were banned or heavily restricted due to safety concerns. These toys include:
1. Water Rockets (caused injuries from explosions and shrapnel)
2. Clickers (posed a risk of blindness from flying plastic shards)
3. Mattel's Magnetix (caused internal injuries and intestinal perforations)
4. Barbie Trainer (posed a drowning risk)
5. Water Ball Joe Joe (made of flammable and toxic materials, with a strangulation risk)
6. Inflatable Boats (posed a drowning risk due to lack of safety features)
7. Viper Colony (caused a child's death from asphyxiation when a missile was launched into their throat)
8. Weak Blow Kit (posed a risk of burns and fires from heating glass tubes with an alcohol-fueled flame)
9. Spinners (posed a choking hazard and were distracting in classrooms)
10. Austin Magic Pistol (used a calcium carbide compound that exploded when mixed with water, launching plastic balls)
Many of these toys were recalled, banned, or heavily restricted due to the safety risks they posed to children.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Water rockets were recalled due to injuries caused by launches in the late 1990s.
2. The Ohio Art Company received 37 reports of water rockets breaking while being filled.
3. Clickers were a popular toy in the late 1960s and were made of heavy acrylic plastic.
4. Clickers were a safety hazard and could cause injuries if they broke on impact.
5. Over 4 million Clicker toys were recalled by Mattel due to reports of magnets coming loose.
6. The magnets in Clicker toys could cause serious internal damage to the intestine and colon.
7. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission received 170 reports of loose magnets in Clicker toys.
8. Three children were hospitalized and required surgical intervention after swallowing the magnets.
9. Barbie Trainer toys were recalled due to reports of children almost drowning while playing with them.
10. Water Ball Joe Joe toys were made of a highly flammable material and posed a strangulation risk.
11. Over 400 injuries were reported due to Water Ball Joe Joe toys.
12. Inflatable boats were banned in some states due to reports of children sliding off and drowning.
13. The Viper Colony toy was recalled after a four-year-old boy died from asphyxiation after launching a missile at his throat.
14. The Weak Blow Kit was a toy that allowed children to heat glass tubes with a flame fueled by alcohol.
15. The toy was marketed as a way for children to learn a valuable skill, but it posed a significant risk of burns and fires.
16. Spinners were recalled due to reports of choking hazards and suffocation risks.
17. Hoverboards were recalled due to reports of batteries bursting into flames and causing fires.
18. A three-year-old boy died in a fire caused by a faulty hoverboard.
19. The Austin Magic Pistol was a toy gun that used magic crystals made of calcium carbide, which exploded when mixed with water.
20. The toy was sold briefly in the late 1940s but is now considered a collectible item.