Top 10 most dangerous toys
There is nothing as sweet as seeing your child's face after receiving a new toy, or the comfort that comes with knowing that you can leave your child to play with toys while you rest a bit.
But as a parent, do you just buy any toy on the market, or do you read the labels carefully and think of any health hazards the toys might have?
If you were not doing that, you may just need to think again because there are some dangerous toys out there that could even turn out to be deadly.
Over the years, some toys have been recalled due to the health risk they carried.
In 2007, Chinese-made Bindeez toy beads was recalled in South Africa after it was discovered that they are coated with a chemical which, when ingested, metabolises into the date-rape drug called liquid ecstasy.
In 1999, an anti-gun lobby group called Gun Free South Africa, raised concerns over the selling of toy guns, saying they contributing to the dangerous gun culture.
WatchMojo.com has now released a video of the top 10 most dangerous toys that not only pose a health risk, but could be deadly. The video has been viewed over 3 million times on YouTube.
The dangerous toys are as follows:
10. Hannah Montana Pop Star Card Game
The carrying case contains over 75 times the level of lead legally permitted in consumer goods.
9. Cabbage Patch Snack Time Kids
The dolls are popular for biting and swallowing plastic foods, but unfortunately, the dolls cannot differentiate between plastic foods, fingers and real hair. In one instant, a child reported that the doll had ripped her hair to the scalp.
8. Sky Rangers Park Flyer Radio-Controlled Airplane
Remote controlled airplanes are dangerous because of the risk that they might accidentally crash into a window, a car or a bystander.
7. Zulu Blowing Game
The Zulu blow gun from the Zulu blowing game contained a long straw, and small sharp dots. The instructions on the game were: put a dot to the straw, inhale, put it to your lips and blow, but many kids got the order wrong and inhaled the dots, which caused them to choke.
6. Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper
A number of children reportedly shot themselves in the face with the missile in the colonial viper. Some children ended up inhaling and swallowing the missile which led to choking. One child even died from this.
5. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Fingerprint Examination Kit
The powder used for finger printing, Agar Powder, contains Asbestos, which when inhaled can cause respiratory issues and even cause cancer later in life.
4. Moon Shoes
This shoes can cause your child to break their ankle if they can't walk properly in them.
3. Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory
The toys were classified as dangerous by modern standards because the chemistry set taught children how to make explosives.
2. Toy Guns
Some toy guys can cause serious bruises.
1. Lawn Darts
Lawn darts can cause serious injuries and even death. The toys are banned in the United States.
( warning: below video contains graphic images)