Scenario: You are in your car at 2am, ad you are very tired. out of nowhere you get in a crash and pass out. you wake up in a very hot cave with a orange-ish light directly in front of you. you walk forward, all of a sudden, some fucking chad bouncing up and down, wigglling his hands at mach 2 and jerking his head around like a mental patient says "welcome to hell".
My daughter had The CSI kit. She did fingerprinting all over our house for about a year until she ran out of the material. That's really scary to know that it had fatal asbestos in it. We never knew it was recalled.. I think we still may have it packed away. I better get rid of it
@@marvindebot3264 true, but lets not forget how many of us (and our parents) played with asbestos, on roofs etc. I mean in France there's still asbestos every where. It's shit for your health but most of us have unfortunately been in contact with it.
I love how Strider is so respectful when talking about stuff like this. He always respects people who got emotionally or physically hurt by these toys, or even by how people are influenced by cartoons and stuff. Honestly, we need more sweet, considerate people like Strider in our society.
@@X3N0_M0RPH How could he NOT know? It was pretty much all over the internet back in 2018, especially among content creators who have been influenced by and/or worked with Channel Awesome members.
The fact my own older sister had the csi fingerprint kit was astonishing! Hell, the blacklight from the kit was kept around my household for years because that was basically the safest thing in the kit and could be given to other kiddos
Tip for life: While you’re on your date with a Cabbage Patch Snacktime Doll, make sure you don’t end up with aqua dots in your drink….and keep your Jarts handy incase you end up getting attacked by someone holding clackers in a dark ally
You watched Dolan's list of banned cartoons, have you? I'll be honest; I kinda like this topic. It's pretty tense, but II do enjoy watching different people give their take on these toys.
There was a Hannah Montanna board or card game that had severely toxic levels of lead in it, for whatever reason. I think it was about 70x the safe amount.
Ok that CSI one is crazy. Cuz at first I was like "oh this was when people sadly didn't know the dangers and risks of it like with Mercury. But no. This was 2007
I had this as a kid, or well my sister got it one year. She never actually used it and I being the smaller sibling wished to just do all of this fun stuff in it. Then it got recalled and trashbin it goes! I had the little UV flashlight it had for a LONG time but it got lost over the years.
"when people sadly didnt know the dangers of mercury" im pretty sure boxed kids toys with brands and box art werent even a thing when that was figured out
About the Cabbage Patch Kids - when these were recalled, my little sister had already gotten one. I tried my absolute hardest to get this doll to eat my hair or get my fingers stuck (mind you I was a teenager and I wanted to test how true it was) and I could not get it to happen. It was laughable how hard I tried to see if this toy was dangerous and couldn't get it to do anything harmful at all. I bought one for myself (hidden high up on a shelf at Kmart) and never opened it afterwards. In fact, I now collect them when I find them and have yet to have a single issue. My sister never had any problems with hers either. I really have to wonder what on Earth these kids were doing to get them to eat their body parts.
It’s a weird case. Maybe Mattel produced a few that weren’t so strong in the jaws to bite anything they come across. Or the kids that got the injury’s were jamming their fingers into the dolls mouth to see what would happen.
I love that Strider never blames the parents nor the kids on any of these. I always get iffy when people blame the parents for kids being injured by toys. Accidents can happen out of nowhere, even with a watchful eye. Even if it is technically their fault, nobody should be blamed, that only adds more pain to the grief stricken parents.
It was adorably quaint how little understanding of dangerous substances we knew to give kids in the past "Here you go Jimmy, an Atomic Power set to go with your Molten glass blowing set".
@@tidepodpadthai2633 Considering kids don't have a fully developed brain (not to mention any of the kids with learning disabilities) vs literal adults...in charge of making toys aimed at children. Yeah. That being said people please watch your kids and make sure the the people watching your kids (babysitter/nanny/caretake/whoever) are attentive.
That glass-blowing kit probably did inspire some kids to get jobs in the ever-increasing number of glass factories on the east coast, and mid-west during the early 1900's to 1940's. But yes, the chemicals used to make those pretty colors were very toxic (uranium, plus others), and it was not uncommon for the average glass-blower to live very short lives.
I had “Aqua Dots”, but they were called “Pix-os”, and I kid you not, whenever I made anything with them, they smelled like alcohol mixed with straight glue. It used to stink up the entire house when we used them.
I had Pixeos as a kid. I think I got my first set when I was 8 or 9? I remember that they took like three days to dry and it made me mad because I ruined so many of my carefully placed designs trying to move them after a day. And then I learned they could be used in a drink drugging and I just stared at the box for a bit before never touching them again. Although nostalgia got the better of me and I have a modern Aquabeads set. That I got a target. Three weeks ago.
In the early XX century, people used radioactive material in everything (watches, toys, dishes and glassware, etc.) because it glows in the dark, there is a famous story about a group of women who worked at a clock factory painting glow in the dark dots on the dials of wrist watches and how they all died of cancer. Look it up: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls
I mean the set isn't that dangerous the amounts of radioactive material would only be notably dangerous if ingested(the sources or the uranium ore) and the actual exposure to radiation would probably be less then an air plane ride. I mean as long as the kid was like older the 12(im assuming most 12 years olds know not to put stuff in there mouths) the effects would be extremely small if any like less than .001% increase in chance to get cancer or something like that
I personally love Doug's reaction to the "Wet Banana" ad. Just his delivery on that line was amazing. "MOM!! GET OFF MY WET BANANA!! ... what would dad say!?"
Ah, Creepy Crawlers. The smell. The burns. It was actually the 1992 version that got me. You didn't have the exposed hot plate anymore but the molds were still metal, so if the spatula thing was broken you were probably end up with scars trying to lift it out of the oven.
I survived the original creepy crawlers from the sixties, with the open metal hot plate. I don’t remember burning myself, but I melted stuff on it for sure. Still remember the smell. I won’t even start on what you could do with a sixties easy-bake oven. I must have been the worst kid; luckily no one ever gave me lawn darts.
The original Easy-Bake Oven was a real dumpster fire waiting to happen. Nothing like getting burnt by 100 watt light bulb. That crap hurt a lot. Not to mention the scalding batter when you didn't let the cake cook through and through
But slip 'n slides aren't even that dangerous as long as you clear the yard of sticks and rocks and keep fat people, adults, and teenagers from using it. But yes, the abrupt stop is very dangerous. My mom always put my slip 'n slide on a ramp with a pool at the end, so it was just like a cheap waterslide.
i actually had clackers as a kid, my grandpa had some glass ones as a collectable. he told me not to play with them and, my dumb child brain said: "nope, imma play with it." it didn't explode but i did end up smacking myself in the face with it.
I had one of those but they were plastic, smacked myself in the face with them a few times and even tried to eat them at one point, never went to the hospital coz I immediately spat them out. Yea i was a extremely stupid 7yr old
Nerf released their own iteration of Jarts in the 90s. They made theirs out of foam, which had a very heavy weight in the front, so it went from potentially piercing you to blunt trauma.
The best part of the lawn darts when we were kids was to throw them straight up in the air and we would all scatter when they started coming down. 🤣 Those where the best of times!
@@i_am_tomatosoup - it was! 😀 However, we weren't just running because we were afraid of the darts; we also knew if we got hit with one and survived, our parents would kill us anyway! 🤣🤣🤣 natural selection 🤪🤣🤣 but we had a lot of fun!!
If you've heard of Battlestar Galactica, you may have heard of yet another toy that was deemed dangerous, and that was the Viper Mk2 that shot plastic darts. Darts that would (if I remember correctly) get in children's mouths and choke them, and could trip people if they were on the floor.
I believe the toy in question was released without choking hazard labels, cause they weren't required at the time. Mattel recalled the toys to put warning labels on them before selling them again
Me: Dad can you take the cabbage patch doll, she's going to eat my hair. Dad: its only your imagination, these dolls only eat plastic foods, you'll be fine. The doll one second after dad leaves the room: *i feel like eating some hair tonight*
i remember them as well, i think we made some at our church, those things were dangerous, even then my mom warned me not to touch them while they were heating up
We had a few of these but let me talk about the CSI kit - I’ve sworn for YEARS that on various places around our house, more specifically on some door handles and sink faucets, the dust/powder left a permanent finger print. My parents are just about to sell our family home, and it’s 2021, the kit was released in 2007, and those finger prints have been a permanent part of the house for as long as I can remember. This is the part where I wish RUclips could let me post images, but I definitely feel less crazy now that I know that kit was dangerous lol.
Surprisingly, the clackers started to be viral in my place recently. Although most modern clackers nowadays wouldn't explode anymore, it can still hurt and might cause a fatal injuries if you ever got hit by it (which it already did).
My brother (9 yrs older than me) had the orig creepy crawler maker. I loved that thing and would get so excited when he'd let me play with it. Come to think of it, maybe the thing's presence in our home explains the actions, behaviors, and problems of me and my siblings :-/ Enjoyed seeing how dangerous half of our toys were! :-D
Everytime I hear of the aqua dots I always end up thinking of the fun beads I had as a child. No water required, you put the beads carefully onto a pre made plastic board, (or the simple square one if you were feeling inventive), then when your picture was complete, you had to iron them until they were flattened and remove in order to preserve your creation for life (or until someone accidentally or on purpose tore it or squashed it and basically destroyed it). I think they're still around now, but I don't think they're marketed as kids toys anymore, partly because of the tiny beads required and probably mostly because of the fact you had to use an iron to get it to work, and regardless of instructions stating you should ask an adult, I wonder how many children weren't quite that responsible.
I remember seeing adds for Aqua Dots and thinking "I LOVE THIS" At that age I wasn't stupid enough to swallow anything, so if my parents DID get me it, I wouldn't have been effected (perhaps my dog would've though 🙁)
@@jameslisterthemarthplayer8322 no. This is actually the first time I've heard of it. My comment was more referencing the childhood innocence I still have being lost after hearing that name on a kid's toy. Sorry for the confusion.
6:45 as an eastern european, we still eat that for breakfast, except we cut out the most unhealthy part of it. That's right, we don't consume donuts for breakfast anymore. Just coffee and cigarettes
I remember the day my parents learned about the danger of Aqua Dots. My brother and I cried as we threw away our Aqua Dot creations, including a little blue, square dog I had made. RIP Cubey.
I remember having Aquadots when I was little. I got them before the recall and my mom threw them out because they were grossing her out. She never even heard about the recall and was surprised when I brought it up years later.
Okay I gotta point something out about the Aqua Dots case since that incident really fascinates me. In Australia, where I live, they were called Bindeez, and they actually won the Toy of the Year award before their recall because of how incredibly popular they were. The thing is, the glue in the beads being harmful was NOT meant to happen. The manufacturers were given the instructions and ingredients for making the beads, but someone thought it would be a good idea to swap the original (Non-toxic) glue ingredient for a cheaper alternative, without notifying the brand/distributor. This cheaper ingredient, however, was the one which metabolises into GHB when ingested. Yes, it can be argued that small colourful beads are inevitably a hazard for ingestion by small children, but they would not have caused nearly as much damage if not for the cost-cutting done at the factory. I recommend reading up on the incident; there's a really good article that tells the story of how Australian doctors discovered the link between these sick children and the beads.
Man, I remember Moon Shoes. Loved those things, but I haven’t the faintest clue how I didn’t fall or break my ankles. Even more so considering me and my brother used them with Hulk fists, so we essentially were fighting on bouncing stilts.
I always thought 'Creepy Crawlers' looked so cool when I was a kid, but never got one (because girl). I had two 'Sky Dancers', but their wings were pretty soft foam (not sure if the ones I had were a later model made safer?) and I never had any problems with those! It was cool to have a 'girl' toy that actually did something- besides eating your scalp.
I actually had aqua dots and I LOVED them, I was heartbroken when mine ran out and I couldn’t find anymore anywhere. Now I know why. Lucky for me, I was a smart and mysophobic kid, so I never swallowed anything I wasn’t 100% was safe to eat.
6:05 The funny thing is that I first learned about the Swing Wing from the game _Jazzpunk._ The game is funny and weird, but this specific commercial actually popping up is the real surreal experience, lol
I watched one of my cousins slide down the slip-n-slide and crash through a wooden fence. It was amazing that he wasn't injured. But that fence sure was.
@@phantomstrider Speaking of slip n slides, you mentioned the potential for spinal injury for at least two of the toys you showed, and as you pointed out, it's not something to be taken lightly. In fact, I can personally attest to spinal problems being serious, as for several months, I recently was suffering from these issues myself and needed physical therapy to recover from it. And before anyone asks, no, it wasn't due to a toy in this video, but rather a side effect of the labor that I have to do at my job
My sister and I both got skydancers one year for christmas. We shot those dolls at each other as fast as we could. It's amazing we never got hurt. Though her launcher's pull string did snap at one point so we had to share mine which wasn't as fun in our "war".
18:26 I remembered seeing a episode on Cartoon Network, when a child launched a similar Sky Dancer. (No cuncusion, only damaging some cars and frightened some dogs)
Ahh, nothing like childhood trauma from avoiding assassination by Sky Dancers after launching them. Btw, related to your trampoline story Strider, I broke my nose in a trampoline that is responsible for my chronic nosebleeds. Neat! :D
My cousin was like 13 or 14 and I was like 6 or 7 and we were jumping on my trampoline and it was too bouncy so I told me cousin to stop and for some reason I just sat down on the trampoline and he jumped again and then boom surprise, surprise, i sprang my arm Also not blaming my cousin it was all my fault, if it was too hard for me I should have just went out although I think I told him to stop bouncing hard, then again still my fault
A rather popular recalled toy that I and my step-siblings had as children was Magnetix. They were building sets that consisted of plastic rods and shapes with little magnets in the ends and corners, and metal balls to connect them all together. We used to play with them a lot, and found it rather annoying how the little magnets in the plastic pieces would come loose over time and fall out. Luckily we were all past the age of putting small parts in our mouths, because I found out many years later that Magnetix toys were recalled for that very reason, and had caused serious injuries and unfortunately even death to children.
5:47 there are plenty of safe ways people are exposed to asbestos. If you are in an old building (pre 80's) with 8 inch tiles... They're likely asbestos. It's only dangerous if you tear up the tiles and create dust, as intact solid tiles they're perfectly safe. Asbestos Dust is the problem... and the fingerprint dust was 7% that crap...
I remember aqua dots so well. But that last one, I remember seeing something like that in the Amazing World Of Gumball when Mr Robinson tried becoming better for Gumball and Darwin and when rocky suggested kids toys, he pulled out a uranium maker kit like the last one and it blew up, violating 14 international peace agreements. I had no clue it was real and that dangerous
I’m surprised you didn’t bring up that one story about a nail under a slip and slide going through and ripping someone’s intestines out. I’m not sure if that’s actually a true story, but it sure as hell scared me away from slip and slides.
Am I the only one who thinks that Cabbage Patch doll sounds TERRIFYING?! Like, if I were in 1 mile of it, I would instantly putting my hair in a ponytail or bun. Also, that doll gives another reason why I prefer stuffed animals and plushies to baby dolls.
on the creepy crawlers/thing maker, they had an even more intense version that melted down metal pellets into steel molds. turns out, on top of being a childrens toy that reached metal melting temperatures, the metal alloy pellets also contained lead!
i remember i had a slip nd slide in the early 2010’s. it had a small hole in it, but we didn’t bother to patch it up as it didn’t hurt or bother anyone, until it was my turn to go on it. my middle finger got caught in the hole, tearing the hole as i slid down, not slowing down. the webbing between my middle and index finger is permanently scarred because of that! it did hurt, but i look back on it fondly because i knew i loved that damned toy.
Whenever i think of Sky Dancers, all i can think about is that one vine of the little girl's Sky Dancer flying into a fireplace
It was originally a you've been framed submission..I remember seeing it years ago..2004/5
I saw that!
Sad these were dangerous cause I like the dolls' hair....
Omg I remember that 😂
Omg I remember that
I feel bad for laughing at that
*comes out wearing moon shoes, clackerballs, and a swing wing*
“Welcome to hell”
Scenario: You are in your car at 2am, ad you are very tired. out of nowhere you get in a crash and pass out. you wake up in a very hot cave with a orange-ish light directly in front of you. you walk forward, all of a sudden, some fucking chad bouncing up and down, wigglling his hands at mach 2 and jerking his head around like a mental patient says "welcome to hell".
Well,school is worse
*carries Gilbert products in briefcase*
I'm worse.
*Grabs CSI kits*
Need some asbestos
The ToysRus demon
My daughter had The CSI kit. She did fingerprinting all over our house for about a year until she ran out of the material. That's really scary to know that it had fatal asbestos in it. We never knew it was recalled.. I think we still may have it packed away. I better get rid of it
I'm glad you and your daughter are okay, Dawn
@@phantomstrider Well, we hope they are. Asbestosis can take 50 years to develop so they ain't out of the woods yet.
@@marvindebot3264 true, but lets not forget how many of us (and our parents) played with asbestos, on roofs etc. I mean in France there's still asbestos every where. It's shit for your health but most of us have unfortunately been in contact with it.
Don't get rid of the evidence until your lawsuit against the company is concluded.
@@samanthaj9286 Seriously?!? Where?!? You’re scaring me I may be laying on an Asbestosis mine right now I didn’t even knew it was a thing!
“We have dolls that cry, talk, walk, blink and run a temperature. We don’t need any chewing dolls!”
😂😂
That is so true with the chewing cabbage patch dolls....
XD
@@DrawciaGleam02 amen XD
Mmm
He knew
“Could that be mom on wet Banana”
R.I.P Childhood.
Mom
Oof😬
😳😳😳
Wet banana has also a possibly prurient (smutty) implication... 😲 😳
*Mom what are you doing- ;-;*
When you mentioned Gilbert, I was like "Aren't they the ones who made an atomic energy kit that had uranium in it?" Glad that was #1.
I love how Strider is so respectful when talking about stuff like this. He always respects people who got emotionally or physically hurt by these toys, or even by how people are influenced by cartoons and stuff. Honestly, we need more sweet, considerate people like Strider in our society.
Yeah, he’s so professional
My thoughts exactly. He's so genuine, and that's not very common in today's climate.
And yet he still uses clips of a terrible person such as Doug Walker
@@otaking3582 he may not know
@@X3N0_M0RPH How could he NOT know? It was pretty much all over the internet back in 2018, especially among content creators who have been influenced by and/or worked with Channel Awesome members.
Man, Phantom is such a nice person, to the point of giving condolences to those who might have been harmed by these products. That's so considerate.
Now that I think about it I made a little aqua dot frog when I was much much younger.
It smelled funny. Im glad I didn’t lick it
He looks like the Australian version of Steve from Blues Clues; kind, bright shirted, well shaven. Boo is his version of Blue. Heh.
I absolutely love how respectful you can be, even when you're passive aggressive. Keep up the amazing work. I'll look forward with the new content.
“Why did you go to the emergency room?”
“My doll tried to eat me”
*fanf intensifying*
@@chuckecoop4082 Five at Nights Freddy
*Doctor* "So why are you here sweetie?"
*Little Suzy crying with missing hair and fingers* "My dolly wanted finger and hair food!"
@@jemlolirocktoyz2516 Doctor: Now sweetie, Chucky isn't real. He's just a character on a movie.
Anabelle+Terminator
"What did the doll do to your hair?"
"Ate it!!" 😄
1:19 that was hell a funny
Bruh
How’s your day, Strider?
Next video top 5 best and worst Mr.Krabs episodes
MY MOM?! LOL XD
"The world is not made of nerf, it has sharp edges and you will get cut but not to deep if your careful" that part made me think
Note to all children eating toys that are edible: Eat food and ONLY food.
I eat poo
Eat eating toys that eat toys for eating toys that eat the eating toys that eat the toys for eating toys that eat
And water
@@mrperson9838 you can’t eat water lol
@Burger King NO BURGER KING, NO!!
“MOM! GET OFF MY WET BANANA!”
Still the greatest line in human history
"What would Dad say?!"
@@mercedesj.webervega1735 "Dad wont like that!!"
Heh heh I get it 🤪
She's putting her spine at risk!
XD OK I promise myself I would stop laughing but dude your comment oh my gosh I can’t stop laughing 😂
The fact my own older sister had the csi fingerprint kit was astonishing! Hell, the blacklight from the kit was kept around my household for years because that was basically the safest thing in the kit and could be given to other kiddos
this seems like such a non strider topic but he can really back up his opinion
Poopoo
@@shrekisthebestanime3644 I agree
he's one of those dudes who i could watch talk about anything tbh
That is definitely true
I love seeing different versions of this list because of how interesting these peoples' opinions are.
Tip for life: While you’re on your date with a Cabbage Patch Snacktime Doll, make sure you don’t end up with aqua dots in your drink….and keep your Jarts handy incase you end up getting attacked by someone holding clackers in a dark ally
and wear your moon shoes for a quick getaway
@@Horrorbotyt just don’t leave any finger prints with easy to detect arsenic or the CSI police will send the face slashing sky dancers after you
You watched Dolan's list of banned cartoons, have you? I'll be honest; I kinda like this topic. It's pretty tense, but II do enjoy watching different people give their take on these toys.
@@WillieManga Im so glad you got the reference! Good on ya pal!
@@Horrorbotyt Watch out! The suspicious person is catching on you with his Wet Banana!
There was a Hannah Montanna board or card game that had severely toxic levels of lead in it, for whatever reason. I think it was about 70x the safe amount.
how the fuck you get a board game filled with lead
Ok that CSI one is crazy. Cuz at first I was like "oh this was when people sadly didn't know the dangers and risks of it like with Mercury. But no. This was 2007
My advice: stick with the CSi ps3 game
I had this as a kid, or well my sister got it one year. She never actually used it and I being the smaller sibling wished to just do all of this fun stuff in it. Then it got recalled and trashbin it goes! I had the little UV flashlight it had for a LONG time but it got lost over the years.
"when people sadly didnt know the dangers of mercury"
im pretty sure boxed kids toys with brands and box art werent even a thing when that was figured out
Lol. People have known the dangers of mercury since the 1800s
About the Cabbage Patch Kids - when these were recalled, my little sister had already gotten one. I tried my absolute hardest to get this doll to eat my hair or get my fingers stuck (mind you I was a teenager and I wanted to test how true it was) and I could not get it to happen. It was laughable how hard I tried to see if this toy was dangerous and couldn't get it to do anything harmful at all. I bought one for myself (hidden high up on a shelf at Kmart) and never opened it afterwards. In fact, I now collect them when I find them and have yet to have a single issue. My sister never had any problems with hers either. I really have to wonder what on Earth these kids were doing to get them to eat their body parts.
@Nostalgic Unicorn
I like your user name and icon. Did you draw it yourself? If so you did a good job. If not who did?
It’s a weird case. Maybe Mattel produced a few that weren’t so strong in the jaws to bite anything they come across. Or the kids that got the injury’s were jamming their fingers into the dolls mouth to see what would happen.
The risk taker, your a brave one, Unicorn
XD wow.
I think the hair was stuck on the "food" as it will as put in the mouth.
I love that Strider never blames the parents nor the kids on any of these.
I always get iffy when people blame the parents for kids being injured by toys. Accidents can happen out of nowhere, even with a watchful eye. Even if it is technically their fault, nobody should be blamed, that only adds more pain to the grief stricken parents.
It was adorably quaint how little understanding of dangerous substances we knew to give kids in the past "Here you go Jimmy, an Atomic Power set to go with your Molten glass blowing set".
I was literally just thinking that in the world of toons, only kids like Jimmy Neutron would be able to survive using these
@@IShy2 we all make assumptions in the heat of passion jimbo
yeah, I am going to stick to gaming
But then the parents were all like “ehhh this is too expensive” and saved their own lives.
People back then making toys had the iq of a goldfish.
That's an insult to goldfish.
@@parker-boy98 i agree
goldfishes usually have 30 to 40 iq so i dont agree cause that's a lot
Also kids who eat everything
@@tidepodpadthai2633 Considering kids don't have a fully developed brain (not to mention any of the kids with learning disabilities) vs literal adults...in charge of making toys aimed at children. Yeah.
That being said people please watch your kids and make sure the the people watching your kids (babysitter/nanny/caretake/whoever) are attentive.
That glass-blowing kit probably did inspire some kids to get jobs in the ever-increasing number of glass factories on the east coast, and mid-west during the early 1900's to 1940's. But yes, the chemicals used to make those pretty colors were very toxic (uranium, plus others), and it was not uncommon for the average glass-blower to live very short lives.
I had “Aqua Dots”, but they were called “Pix-os”, and I kid you not, whenever I made anything with them, they smelled like alcohol mixed with straight glue. It used to stink up the entire house when we used them.
I had beedos as a kid and my dad told me constantly not to eat them, but luckily I hated sugary things (they make my mouth hurt) and never ate them.
I used to sniff them 😳
I had the whole machine! I remember they tased awful though and yes they definitely stink
I had Pixeos as a kid. I think I got my first set when I was 8 or 9?
I remember that they took like three days to dry and it made me mad because I ruined so many of my carefully placed designs trying to move them after a day.
And then I learned they could be used in a drink drugging and I just stared at the box for a bit before never touching them again.
Although nostalgia got the better of me and I have a modern Aquabeads set. That I got a target. Three weeks ago.
I had those (Pix-os, not Aquadots) when I was really little (like 4 or 5).
I'm still deeply confused about why they'd make a children's toy set with literal uranium. Not enough research I guess :P
Given the time period it was released in, it was most likely a lack of understanding of how dangerous it really was.
@@Cookiofshadows2 Yes true
In the early XX century, people used radioactive material in everything (watches, toys, dishes and glassware, etc.) because it glows in the dark, there is a famous story about a group of women who worked at a clock factory painting glow in the dark dots on the dials of wrist watches and how they all died of cancer. Look it up: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls
Time period it was released it, they probably wanted kids to grow up to work in nuclear physics to Own the Reds.
I mean the set isn't that dangerous the amounts of radioactive material would only be notably dangerous if ingested(the sources or the uranium ore) and the actual exposure to radiation would probably be less then an air plane ride. I mean as long as the kid was like older the 12(im assuming most 12 years olds know not to put stuff in there mouths) the effects would be extremely small if any like less than .001% increase in chance to get cancer or something like that
I personally love Doug's reaction to the "Wet Banana" ad. Just his delivery on that line was amazing.
"MOM!! GET OFF MY WET BANANA!! ... what would dad say!?"
Ah, Creepy Crawlers. The smell. The burns. It was actually the 1992 version that got me. You didn't have the exposed hot plate anymore but the molds were still metal, so if the spatula thing was broken you were probably end up with scars trying to lift it out of the oven.
I had a crayon maker that was like the new version of those
I miss creeper crawlies so much
I survived the original creepy crawlers from the sixties, with the open metal hot plate. I don’t remember burning myself, but I melted stuff on it for sure. Still remember the smell. I won’t even start on what you could do with a sixties easy-bake oven. I must have been the worst kid; luckily no one ever gave me lawn darts.
The original Easy-Bake Oven was a real dumpster fire waiting to happen. Nothing like getting burnt by 100 watt light bulb. That crap hurt a lot. Not to mention the scalding batter when you didn't let the cake cook through and through
But slip 'n slides aren't even that dangerous as long as you clear the yard of sticks and rocks and keep fat people, adults, and teenagers from using it. But yes, the abrupt stop is very dangerous. My mom always put my slip 'n slide on a ramp with a pool at the end, so it was just like a cheap waterslide.
Childhood obesity and drunken frat guys were things the makers probably forgot to account for when coming up with the toy. lol
Well those are what old billboard signs are for with hay bakes on the bottom of the hill
I somehow managed to get friction burn on my elbows on one of these, though I've always been highly injury-prone.
@@robertcorbell1006 True
I think it's best for it to stay as a cheap waterslide and not the Slip 'n Whack
0:30 I like how your voice actually chages to a calmer tone when you're expressing condolences to affected people.
i actually had clackers as a kid, my grandpa had some glass ones as a collectable. he told me not to play with them and, my dumb child brain said: "nope, imma play with it." it didn't explode but i did end up smacking myself in the face with it.
Your so brave
I had one of those but they were plastic, smacked myself in the face with them a few times and even tried to eat them at one point, never went to the hospital coz I immediately spat them out. Yea i was a extremely stupid 7yr old
Moe Howard: "You knuckle head!" (bonks Curly on the head with tool)
@@ericanelson1973 three stooges I get it is a Three Stooges reference XD good one
Nerf released their own iteration of Jarts in the 90s. They made theirs out of foam, which had a very heavy weight in the front, so it went from potentially piercing you to blunt trauma.
Yeesh.
Someone can easily throw them at ur head
The best part of the lawn darts when we were kids was to throw them straight up in the air and we would all scatter when they started coming down. 🤣 Those where the best of times!
@@davidm.3882 Haha that actually sounds like a lot of fun!
@@i_am_tomatosoup - it was! 😀 However, we weren't just running because we were afraid of the darts; we also knew if we got hit with one and survived, our parents would kill us anyway! 🤣🤣🤣 natural selection 🤪🤣🤣 but we had a lot of fun!!
If you've heard of Battlestar Galactica, you may have heard of yet another toy that was deemed dangerous, and that was the Viper Mk2 that shot plastic darts. Darts that would (if I remember correctly) get in children's mouths and choke them, and could trip people if they were on the floor.
And I thought jarts were bad.
I believe the toy in question was released without choking hazard labels, cause they weren't required at the time. Mattel recalled the toys to put warning labels on them before selling them again
Me: Dad can you take the cabbage patch doll, she's going to eat my hair.
Dad: its only your imagination, these dolls only eat plastic foods, you'll be fine.
The doll one second after dad leaves the room: *i feel like eating some hair tonight*
You know a certain toy is dangerous when you can literally compare them to an actual weapon from history!
I watched every episode of CSI with my parents when I was a kid, I loved it.
But that may say more about the writing of that show than of myself.
I had that kit I think I won it at school
I remember Aqua Dots
I created a Spongebob “Artwork” (Spongebob is my childhood)
And I was smart enough not to eat them
Wow!
I also remember aqua dots, mostly via ads on the tv, though i never really had those
I had Aqua Dots, didn't find out until years later why I had to get rid of them.
i remember them as well, i think we made some at our church, those things were dangerous, even then my mom warned me not to touch them while they were heating up
"Not for children under 3 years of age. Small parts can cause choking blah, blah, blah."
Masterful spit take at 1:18
Hey Doug Walker.
"Mom!!"
Ay! It’s channel awesome!
Woug Dalker.
Mom really likes her wet banana
4:25
Thank you. My brother got it at a garage sale and was gonna use it at the weekend, thank you so much. I threw it in the bin
Everytime I hear of a banned product, i start wondering how all of them got approved in the first place.
Yes
They underestimate how curious or dumb people are lol
Probably money.
Probably money.
Probably money.
I have a mate who still has his csi kit up in his room, he chucked out the cancer stuff tho
2:17 i never knew PhantomStrider had a dirty mind
We had a few of these but let me talk about the CSI kit - I’ve sworn for YEARS that on various places around our house, more specifically on some door handles and sink faucets, the dust/powder left a permanent finger print. My parents are just about to sell our family home, and it’s 2021, the kit was released in 2007, and those finger prints have been a permanent part of the house for as long as I can remember. This is the part where I wish RUclips could let me post images, but I definitely feel less crazy now that I know that kit was dangerous lol.
uh oh... do u still live in that house? if not u better warn the new owners O_O
This makes those mesothelioma commercials way too relevant than the industrial factory age of, around, and after the last W.W.
I love how Strider explains the slip and slide while Boo is sliding down a water slide.
saw that
Surprisingly, the clackers started to be viral in my place recently. Although most modern clackers nowadays wouldn't explode anymore, it can still hurt and might cause a fatal injuries if you ever got hit by it (which it already did).
I actually remember seeing aqua dots in a commercial.
Me too, although i never had those, the one material i did use to craft stuff as a kid (And i still do), is clay
Me too and I'm still a kid
Me too
Me three! I even thought they looked kinda cool (not cool enough for me to beg my parents for a kit though...)
I think so too.
I love how Boo is having fun with the slide in the background
My brother (9 yrs older than me) had the orig creepy crawler maker. I loved that thing and would get so excited when he'd let me play with it. Come to think of it, maybe the thing's presence in our home explains the actions, behaviors, and problems of me and my siblings :-/ Enjoyed seeing how dangerous half of our toys were! :-D
Nostalgia Critic reacting to "Mom on Wet Banana" is the funniest thing ever XD
I love how boo is riding the slide in the background
That's so cute!
Everytime I hear of the aqua dots I always end up thinking of the fun beads I had as a child.
No water required, you put the beads carefully onto a pre made plastic board, (or the simple square one if you were feeling inventive), then when your picture was complete, you had to iron them until they were flattened and remove in order to preserve your creation for life (or until someone accidentally or on purpose tore it or squashed it and basically destroyed it).
I think they're still around now, but I don't think they're marketed as kids toys anymore, partly because of the tiny beads required and probably mostly because of the fact you had to use an iron to get it to work, and regardless of instructions stating you should ask an adult, I wonder how many children weren't quite that responsible.
They do I think
I remember seeing adds for Aqua Dots and thinking "I LOVE THIS"
At that age I wasn't stupid enough to swallow anything, so if my parents DID get me it, I wouldn't have been effected (perhaps my dog would've though 🙁)
I love how much @PhantomStrider cares for families who have been injured or killed by dangerous stuff. He is a wonderful guy.
Imagine what happens if the Toy Story characters start meeting the banned Cabbage Patch Doll...
It tries to eat Slinky, so the others have to hide from it and escape his lair before they're eaten
13:08
Ah yes, the fun of playing with balls!
"The Wet Banana"
Oh my poor childhood innocence
Same here-
"Is that Mom on the wet banana!?"
@@internetual7350 "MOM!"
@@MattSayYay Did you even have a wet banana?
@@jameslisterthemarthplayer8322 no. This is actually the first time I've heard of it. My comment was more referencing the childhood innocence I still have being lost after hearing that name on a kid's toy. Sorry for the confusion.
6:45 as an eastern european, we still eat that for breakfast, except we cut out the most unhealthy part of it. That's right, we don't consume donuts for breakfast anymore. Just coffee and cigarettes
That creepy crawlies thing gave me quite a scare. I used to play with the new one in 2011 I think, good to know that it was the safe one I was using
Weren't there similar ones that used candy?
They kind of looked like candy
I had the original 60's one. I wonder if I just don't remember any burns but I grew up to have an incredible fear of real creepy crawlers.
I used to want those as a kid but now I’m grateful I didn’t.
I remember the day my parents learned about the danger of Aqua Dots. My brother and I cried as we threw away our Aqua Dot creations, including a little blue, square dog I had made. RIP Cubey.
2:51 why is it that nostalgia critic delivers the beat comedy of the video-
I remember being weirdly obsessed with banned toy lists. Happy to see one from one of my favorite channels!
Drake and Josh made clackers so much more fun and less dangerous than how they actually are
Until their dad, Walter hurted himself with them
@@hannahmartin9705
"That shit hurted." - a child wise beyond their years who did in fact go through some shit that hurted.
Hmm, I gotta see that episode, maybe if it happens to be on when I'm at my grandma's house
This ‘kids running with scissors’ club depicts the kids running with the scissors pointing in the wrong direction.
I remember having Aquadots when I was little.
I got them before the recall and my mom threw them out because they were grossing her out. She never even heard about the recall and was surprised when I brought it up years later.
Okay I gotta point something out about the Aqua Dots case since that incident really fascinates me. In Australia, where I live, they were called Bindeez, and they actually won the Toy of the Year award before their recall because of how incredibly popular they were. The thing is, the glue in the beads being harmful was NOT meant to happen. The manufacturers were given the instructions and ingredients for making the beads, but someone thought it would be a good idea to swap the original (Non-toxic) glue ingredient for a cheaper alternative, without notifying the brand/distributor. This cheaper ingredient, however, was the one which metabolises into GHB when ingested.
Yes, it can be argued that small colourful beads are inevitably a hazard for ingestion by small children, but they would not have caused nearly as much damage if not for the cost-cutting done at the factory.
I recommend reading up on the incident; there's a really good article that tells the story of how Australian doctors discovered the link between these sick children and the beads.
Oh my god that's terrible! What sites can you still buy these online so I can stay away from them?
1:19 the spittake gif made me laugh, I love how respectful you are but you add funny moments too
Man, I remember Moon Shoes. Loved those things, but I haven’t the faintest clue how I didn’t fall or break my ankles. Even more so considering me and my brother used them with Hulk fists, so we essentially were fighting on bouncing stilts.
I always thought 'Creepy Crawlers' looked so cool when I was a kid, but never got one (because girl). I had two 'Sky Dancers', but their wings were pretty soft foam (not sure if the ones I had were a later model made safer?) and I never had any problems with those! It was cool to have a 'girl' toy that actually did something- besides eating your scalp.
"(because girl)" Hated that kind of dumb marketing of it only being for boys & I'm male.
I actually had aqua dots and I LOVED them, I was heartbroken when mine ran out and I couldn’t find anymore anywhere. Now I know why. Lucky for me, I was a smart and mysophobic kid, so I never swallowed anything I wasn’t 100% was safe to eat.
"MOM! GET OFF MY WET BANANA! What will dad say?"
Boo on the slide was one of the most wholesome things I have ever seen.
6:05 The funny thing is that I first learned about the Swing Wing from the game _Jazzpunk._ The game is funny and weird, but this specific commercial actually popping up is the real surreal experience, lol
"Could that be mom on wet banana?"
"it is!"
"Mooom!"
lmao 2:03
Lol!
@@kaitlando636 yakko
@@KentuckyFriedMantis 👍
"Get off my wet banana! What would dad say?"
I'll fix hold on: "Is that my mom on my wet banana? Yes it is!"
I watched one of my cousins slide down the slip-n-slide and crash through a wooden fence. It was amazing that he wasn't injured. But that fence sure was.
Glad to hear your cousin was alright 🙂
@@phantomstrider Speaking of slip n slides, you mentioned the potential for spinal injury for at least two of the toys you showed, and as you pointed out, it's not something to be taken lightly. In fact, I can personally attest to spinal problems being serious, as for several months, I recently was suffering from these issues myself and needed physical therapy to recover from it. And before anyone asks, no, it wasn't due to a toy in this video, but rather a side effect of the labor that I have to do at my job
I had the newer version of creepy crawlers it was one of my favorite toys and I had nothing but fond memories of it.
I like how monstrous the cabbage patch doll was, literally scalping and eating people like savage animals.
Deceptively cute, too...
@@hakanstorsater5090 I always thought those dolls were so ugly and didn't understand why people liked them. xD
They definitely tried to eat people!
@@SukiNoKoe Apparently some people always thought they were creepy, as they inspired both the Garbage Pail Kids and Chucky the Killer Doll!
Reminds me of a Jane Fonda movie!
My sister had Skydancers, even as a kid I thought those things looked pretty dangerous.
My cousin had one 😭 terrifying
I had friends with these. I could never get them to fly properly.
Am I the only one who likes their hair?
My sister and I both got skydancers one year for christmas. We shot those dolls at each other as fast as we could. It's amazing we never got hurt. Though her launcher's pull string did snap at one point so we had to share mine which wasn't as fun in our "war".
18:26 I remembered seeing a episode on Cartoon Network, when a child launched a similar Sky Dancer. (No cuncusion, only damaging some cars and frightened some dogs)
Wasn't one also shown briefly in Toy Story 3?
11:52
“6000 americans died”
*shows picture of big bird going to hospital*
"Personally I don't give my niece any craft supplies I haven't eaten myself" that got me good lol
I literally laughed at "Is that mom on Wet Banana?". God I'm so immature
Ahh, nothing like childhood trauma from avoiding assassination by Sky Dancers after launching them.
Btw, related to your trampoline story Strider, I broke my nose in a trampoline that is responsible for my chronic nosebleeds. Neat! :D
Sorry about your chronic nosebleeds 😢 That must be very frustrating at times.
@@phantomstrider yeah, it is, especially in the heat. Thankfully, they’re much more better managed as I get older. :)
My cousin was like 13 or 14 and I was like 6 or 7 and we were jumping on my trampoline and it was too bouncy so I told me cousin to stop and for some reason I just sat down on the trampoline and he jumped again and then boom surprise, surprise, i sprang my arm
Also not blaming my cousin it was all my fault, if it was too hard for me I should have just went out although I think I told him to stop bouncing hard, then again still my fault
Love your Megatron profile pic.
Same with it flying in the fire bgg place
A rather popular recalled toy that I and my step-siblings had as children was Magnetix. They were building sets that consisted of plastic rods and shapes with little magnets in the ends and corners, and metal balls to connect them all together. We used to play with them a lot, and found it rather annoying how the little magnets in the plastic pieces would come loose over time and fall out. Luckily we were all past the age of putting small parts in our mouths, because I found out many years later that Magnetix toys were recalled for that very reason, and had caused serious injuries and unfortunately even death to children.
Really? I had those too
oh i loved those as a kid!
them being recalled is probably why i could never find them again years after...
13:27 that war cry though 😂 lmao
I used to be so scared of slip and slides. Plus grass would get all over it
I know, right? And there’s always rocks and sticks under them so it’s kind of painful to go down.
It’s a Swing Wing is the older brother of “It’s the Nutshack”.
Lmao true
Lmao true
Lmao true
God no.
5:47 there are plenty of safe ways people are exposed to asbestos.
If you are in an old building (pre 80's) with 8 inch tiles... They're likely asbestos.
It's only dangerous if you tear up the tiles and create dust, as intact solid tiles they're perfectly safe.
Asbestos Dust is the problem... and the fingerprint dust was 7% that crap...
The Most Dangerous is The Ren & Stimpy's Playboard:
*DON'T WHIZ IN ELETRIC FENCE*
Ren: I FORGOT TO TAKE THE WHIZZ!
@@poweroffriendship2.0 So, you whizzed on the electric fence, didn't ya?
did they actually make that toy? i rememeber that episode vaguely but it'd horrify (though not necessarily shock) me to find out it was made for real
😂
@@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075 Someone must've made it real at some point, I can feel it.
PhantomStrider is always an instant click
you got that right
8:37 WAS THAT THE BITE OF 87?!
I remember aqua dots so well. But that last one, I remember seeing something like that in the Amazing World Of Gumball when Mr Robinson tried becoming better for Gumball and Darwin and when rocky suggested kids toys, he pulled out a uranium maker kit like the last one and it blew up, violating 14 international peace agreements. I had no clue it was real and that dangerous
I’m surprised you didn’t bring up that one story about a nail under a slip and slide going through and ripping someone’s intestines out.
I’m not sure if that’s actually a true story, but it sure as hell scared me away from slip and slides.
That is from 1000 ways to die no?
@@deadumbreon2512 Yeah, I watched that shit years ago and this one still sticks in my mind.
@@pjdougherty6442 well I’m never doing that ever again thanks!
😨
jesus fucking christ thats brutal-
Am I the only one who thinks that Cabbage Patch doll sounds TERRIFYING?!
Like, if I were in 1 mile of it, I would instantly putting my hair in a ponytail or bun.
Also, that doll gives another reason why I prefer stuffed animals and plushies to baby dolls.
I like how boo is interacting with the background while strider is talking.
No one:
Boo: having fun on the slide in the background
on the creepy crawlers/thing maker, they had an even more intense version that melted down metal pellets into steel molds. turns out, on top of being a childrens toy that reached metal melting temperatures, the metal alloy pellets also contained lead!
I've really been liking these recent videos, strider feels so much more calm and relaxed and happy than the very angry, hateful strider from 2017.
There were also incredibly bad rollercoasters and water slides. #1 would have to be the Cannonball Loop from Action Park.
AY I PREDICTED IT
Thats a good idea
Well, Action Park is considered to be the most dangerous water park of all time, so Cannonball Loop isn’t that far of a stretch.
Funny thing is that slide didn’t even have the most deaths
@@wadehisle9175 probably because it was never open to the public
@@princessofweirdsville9000 lol Almost every attraction there was extremely dangerous with lots of injuries
i remember i had a slip nd slide in the early 2010’s. it had a small hole in it, but we didn’t bother to patch it up as it didn’t hurt or bother anyone, until it was my turn to go on it. my middle finger got caught in the hole, tearing the hole as i slid down, not slowing down. the webbing between my middle and index finger is permanently scarred because of that! it did hurt, but i look back on it fondly because i knew i loved that damned toy.
1:45 oh god why can I actually feel what he’s feeling?
I like how he’s branching out into other topics other than animation. Keep up the good work 👍