Throwback Thursday

FireSignFemme · 03-10-2016, 10:32 PM

These were strings with glass balls on the end that you smacked together by manipulating the string as shown in the video. If done hard enough, fast enough, little shards of glass would chip off and go projectile missile sailing - flying through the air to, in a piercing hot penetrating fashion way, bore/embed themselves in you or someone else’s flesh. Subject to multiple recalls, the source of numerous lawsuits our parent’s allowed us to play with them until eventually Social Services alerted by our neighbors, threatened criminal charges if our parents did not hurry up and get with the voluntary recall program.

Original Glass Deadlies

Supposedly Safer New Improved Knotted End Version

Clackers in Action

03-10-2016, 10:32 PM	#11
FireSignFemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: N/A Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: WA Posts: 4,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 37,962 Thanked 10,289 Times in 3,147 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	Clackers, Click Klacks, Knicker Bockers, Bonkers... These were strings with glass balls on the end that you smacked together by manipulating the string as shown in the video. If done hard enough, fast enough, little shards of glass would chip off and go projectile missile sailing - flying through the air to, in a piercing hot penetrating fashion way, bore/embed themselves in you or someone else’s flesh. Subject to multiple recalls, the source of numerous lawsuits our parent’s allowed us to play with them until eventually Social Services alerted by our neighbors, threatened criminal charges if our parents did not hurry up and get with the voluntary recall program. Original Glass Deadlies Supposedly Safer New Improved Knotted End Version Clackers in Action