Kinda gives new meaning to “you’ll shoot your eye out” What demented mind sat at their kitchen table and decided “you know what kids need, their own mini crossbow” – PB/TK
Fidget Spinners Are the Old Thing, Now It’s About The Toothpick Crossbow in China- By Eleanor Ross / June 22 2017
Handheld miniature crossbows designed to shoot toothpicks are the latest trending toy in China. But this is no innocuous fidget-spinner. Parents have raised concerns that the toy crossbows can be loaded with nails, glass, and other ‘ammunition.’ The crossbows can be bought for just $1 and tests have shown that, if loaded with a needle, the crossbow can shatter glass if fired directly at it.
Worried parents say that the crossbow is more than just a toy and could be used as a weapon. Chinese parents have taken to Weibo, China’s social media platform, asking schools to ban them. One poster said: “Hurry up [and ban them], pupils do not understand and are just shooting people for fun. It will cause accidents sooner or later.”
Another parent said: “They’re very dangerous.”
Shop owners told Shanghai Daily that the new toy is so popular it sells out so quickly that they need to keep re-ordering new stock, while online videos show how kids can make their own.
Continue to newsweek.com article: http://www.newsweek.com/fidget-spinners-are-old-thing-now-its-about-toothpick-crossbow-china-628191
