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06-23-2017, 05:11 AM
Forget fidget spinners — there's a new toy craze scaring parents
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Forget about the supposed dangers (http://mashable.com/2017/06/21/fad-toys-more-dangerous-than-fidget-spinners/) associated with the fidget spinner — there's a new toy fad taking China by storm that is making parents scared.
It's called the toothpick crossbow.
SEE ALSO: Would a fidget spinner spin forever in space? (http://mashable.com/2017/06/17/fidget-spinner-spinning-in-space/)
The tiny toy shoots little sharpened skewers that can apparently (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40363281) pierce through several layers of cardboard, apples, and lightbulbs.
With the toothpick replaced by a metal needle, meanwhile, the devices can even punch holes in soda cans.
Here's one in action.
Lightbulbs don't stand a chance.
What's worse is the crossbow only costs the equivalent of one dollar. So they're **t hard to come by. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/22/toothpick-crossbow/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Forget about the supposed dangers (http://mashable.com/2017/06/21/fad-toys-more-dangerous-than-fidget-spinners/) associated with the fidget spinner — there's a new toy fad taking China by storm that is making parents scared.
It's called the toothpick crossbow.
SEE ALSO: Would a fidget spinner spin forever in space? (http://mashable.com/2017/06/17/fidget-spinner-spinning-in-space/)
The tiny toy shoots little sharpened skewers that can apparently (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40363281) pierce through several layers of cardboard, apples, and lightbulbs.
With the toothpick replaced by a metal needle, meanwhile, the devices can even punch holes in soda cans.
Here's one in action.
Lightbulbs don't stand a chance.
What's worse is the crossbow only costs the equivalent of one dollar. So they're **t hard to come by. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/22/toothpick-crossbow/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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