Thursday, June 16, 2016

Toy's of my youth - how would I cherish thee?

history channel documentary 2015 As though Richard Nixon, Vietnam, commonly guaranteed annihilation, and ridiculously terrible style weren't sufficiently unsafe, I confronted the day by day danger of mass-advertised toys that could mutilate, wound, and distort. Mattel? Kenner? Hasbro? Whamo? Perpetual fun with only an insight of mutilation tossed in for good measure. The youngsters' toys of my childhood could never make the cut these days - however that they were so dear to my heart path back when.

In the 20 years spreading over 1960-1979, nothing said FUN like lethal chemicals and vapors. The Bubble Jet, an extravagant water firearm you pushed bubble-creating cyanide tablets into, was awesome diversion. Whether squirting the arrangement into a companion's eyes or mouth, or your own, chemicals implied great clean fun. When you exhausted of the harmful air pocket fun, you could unwind with two or three puffs from your Fake Cigarettes and blow (or breathe in) some counterfeit compound smoke. On the off chance that smoking wasn't your thing, it was the ideal opportunity for some Superelastic Bubble Plastic. On the off chance that the exhaust from the blob of plastic goo you'd put painstakingly on the short straw didn't sear some fundamental cerebrum cells, the hallucinogenic shades of the completed air pockets were certain to take your breath away. What's more, there was dependably the great standby, the Chemistry Set, constantly brimming with toxic substance potential. 'Hey Mommmmm! We're stirring up an examination! (ie...mixing each damn powder and arrangement in the set together)'. 'That is awesome Johnny. Simply don't be late for dinner. Johnny? Johnny? What's that terrible scent?'

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