backyard fun & death

Brook mentioned Lawn Darts in a comment last week. Lawn darts were banned from the market in the United States and Canada back in 1988. So most of you young'uns born since then may not know what a lawn dart even looks like or what you do with them. Lawn Darts are probably the most dangerous toy ever made. It was what it sounds like, an over-sized-sharp metal tipped toy that children were supposed to throw at ring targets. Wham-O didn't take into account that kids are kids and kids make their own games with toys. Lawn Darts can be tossed way up into the air, or thrown at little brothers or family pets. The Lawn Dart were banned because of children's deaths (not singular). After Lawn Darts were pulled, Whamo-O came out with other fun outdoor games such as KNIFE THROW! and CHAINSAW TOSS! Wham-O did their part in weeding out the gene pool of my generation.