"As a kid in the 60s, my uncle looked up “gunpowder” in the family encyclopedia and headed off to the pharmacy with his pocket money. He could barely reach up to the counter, but they were happy to sell him a pound of each ingredient."
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Lias 3 year s ago
Any toy is dangerous in the hands of an idiot.
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Isaac 3 year s ago
Lias,
and kids are idiots. That's exactly the problem.
and kids are idiots. That's exactly the problem.
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Scotty 3 year s ago
Isaac, which is why it's important to cull the herd early.
Saves a lot of grief later on.
Saves a lot of grief later on.
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Ross 3 year s ago
#4 is a wrong picture. It was the gum cigarettes that you could blow fake smoke from not the hard candy ones.
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Quillie 2 year s ago
Ross,
well, you get the idea.
even the chocolate and candy cigarettes are banned nowadays
well, you get the idea.
even the chocolate and candy cigarettes are banned nowadays
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Calvin 3 year s ago
Don’t forget the 70s Clackers. The acrylic version.They were recalled because they could shatter and seriously injure a child.
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Nap 3 year s ago
Calvin, Clickity-Clacks! They were brutal! lol
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Jess 3 year s ago
There were also non candy versions of the 'smoking cigarettes'. Just a paper tube filled with some kind of white powder and a piece of red foil at the end. You just had be careful not to inhale.
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Sheila 3 year s ago
#3 There was a girls version of this, too...you could make flowers and butterflies and stuff. My sisters and I had HOURS AND HOURS of fun with this! But we were ALWAYS supervised...forbidden to plug it in by ourselves.
and kids are idiots. That's exactly the problem.
Saves a lot of grief later on.
well, you get the idea.
even the chocolate and candy cigarettes are banned nowadays