Backyard waterpark or body slide from hell? Between 1973 and 1991, seven adults and a teen suffered neck injuries or paralysis when flopping on this Wham-O summertime classic.
The crime-solving powder in this kit tested positive for asbestos. The manufacturer pulled it from stores in late 2007.
This throwing game involved props with pointed metal tips. They sent 6,000 people to the ER in the 1980s. The Consumer Product Safety Commission banned them in 1988.
A super-creepy update to the original 1980s doll, this version featured a motorized mouth for 'real chewing action'. It turned out to be a little too real: Some kids ended up with their fingers or hair trapped in the dolls' mouths, as there was no 'off' switch. Mattel recalled them in 1997.
This 1990s winged doll could be launched into the air with a pull-string. They caused all types of injuries, including broken teeth and face lacerations, before being recalled in 2000.
This gem from 1959 fired a cap from the user's waist when he pushed his stomach forward. (Seriously.) The caps sometimes caught fire, causing serious burns.
Dangerous even by the standards of 1951, this science kit included actual radioactive materials. It was removed from stores in less than a year of its debut.
Toxic fumes and an open-face hot plate that reached 390 °F were the hazards you accepted in 1964 when you were hell bent on creating plastic spiders to scare your sister. (The 1990s version was somewhat safer, utilizing a light bulb instead of a bare hot plate.)
A simple toy consisting of two heavy acrylic balls on a string. They made a loud sound when they knocked together, hence their name. Sometimes they also shattered, sending tiny shards everywhere. They were recalled in 1985.
Billed as 'mini-trampolines for your feet,' they were more like clompy ankle fracture devices.
These squishy balls are made of flammable diesel hydrocarbons. Each one is attached to a stretchy cord so you can swing it around. Hundreds of cases of strangulation and suffocation have been reported.
This crazy post-WWII toy gun shot ping pong balls via an actual fireball, created when calcium carbide was mixed with water.
These colored beads were used for making designs, which set in place when sprayed with water. Some kids, of course, swallowed the beads. The beads, it turned out, contained a chemical that synthesized into GHB, a psychoactive drug, and made kids seriously ill. The product was removed from US stores in 2007.
Cheaper versions of this '90s kids trend were poorly made, so that the metal inside the padding poked through. Hand and wrist lacerations resulted. Some schools banned them.
The pieces in this construction set contained tiny magnetic balls, which sometimes came loose and were, of course, swallowed by children. In some cases this caused life-threatening intestinal injuries. They were recalled in 2006 (as were 4 million Polly Pocket playsets, for a similar reason).
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