danger toys

You've gotta read The 10 most dangerous play things of all time in Radar Magazine. here are some of my favorite snippets:

over 150 children fell prey to Sky Dancer's helicopter-blade arms and erratic "Oh-Jesus-it's-chasing-me!" flying patterns.
(#5. Sky Dancers)

The 1964 Creepy Crawler Thingmaker from Mattel ... came with a series of molds, tubes of "plastigoop," and an open-faced frier, which could heat up to a nerve-searing 310 degrees.
(#7. Creepy Crawlers)

"the barrel shape of the toy seemed to invite children to put it in their mouths." Something you could apparently say in 1979 without too much snickering.
(#9. Battlestar Galactica Missile Launcher)

Eager youngsters who gunned the throttle found that it often stayed gunned, stuck in a petrifying state of perma-acceleration. Presumably, the child on the motorcycle was then taken on a hellish, intestine-twisting scream ride. At one point, he or she would face choices unthinkable except in an Evel Knievel meets Knightrider crossover episode: Do I jump? Or do I ride it out and see if I can clear the gully? Is it sentient? Can it be reasoned with?
(#10. Fisher-Price Power Wheels Motorcycle)