Reminder re: lawn darts

[IcyPeas]

In 1988, the federal government banned metal-tipped lawn darts because a single child died from one.

Link to tweet

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lawn-darts-sales-ban/

[maxsolomon]

1. but Guns are special.

lawn darts don't make us free.

[Lettuce Be]

2. We had those. Scary as all get out!

We hardly ever played with them because they seemed dangerous, LOL

[gratuitous]

6. The kids three doors down had the game

I don't think the kids in our neighborhood were any smarter or dumber than other kids, but I can honestly say that the concept of throwing a Jart while someone was in the line of fire never occurred to any of us. You waited until everyone was out of the way before throwing, and you waited until the last Jart was thrown before retrieving them. I don't recall any parents giving us strict instructions, it was just common sense.

[jcgoldie]

3. If only there had been a good guy with lawn darts...

[Sympthsical]

4. I have no idea how my parents allowed this one

Just give kids mini death missles and throw them in the yard for a few hours.

It is a miracle I came out of childhood with all my eyes.

[Aristus]

5. The Lawn Dart Lobbyists Association wasn't powerful enough to stop the ban.

And lawn dart enthusiasts are convinced that lawn dart death resulted from taking Jesus out of the schools.



(In case this was necessary for any reason...)

[LeftInTX]

7. That is pretty much the truth