That's them!! Oh rounded outer pipes, luxury lad, ours were hexagonal for that extra bit of hurt, but mostly the same.
I can remember always someone would sit in the middle bit and we would spin it very fast until they begged to stop. Some of them had a finial in the middle to discourage that, but it did not seem to stop some kids.
There was a roundabout in a playpark near my primary school but i remember years ago it was removed when a kid got his foot stuck underneath it and suffered damage to his foot. Everything in the park is gone now such as the swings and climbing frame. All that remains is the tennis court (minus a net) which is covered in broken glass and beer cans.
When I was a kid the more popular thing was those over priced Kinder Eggs. I believe they are still made, but the toys inside may differ significantly.
"Over priced"? In the UK maybe, but here surely not - well, they are manufactured here in fact :-))
They are still made, are still very popular (not to say ubiquitous), and there is also a larger version, with more complex surprises inside, specifically produced for Easter.
I remember getting a giant Kinder Egg at Easter one year maybe around 1988, and it did have a much better toy inside! It was a car , but the actual body was die cast metal, and it had a friction motor as well so you could pull it back, and watch it Zoooooooom! :))
Kinder Surprise eggs are banned in the United States.
Quoting from Wikipedia here:
Since 1974, 30 billion Kinder Surprise eggs have been sold worldwide. Ten children worldwide have died from choking on parts of the Kinder toy surprises after they had eaten the chocolate egg; another was attributed to another manufacturer’s product.
Yet smoking, which has caused more deaths in orders of magnitude in comparison, is still perfectly legal.
The US has these really crap Kinder monstrosities, no doubt made by Ferrero's US branch, called Kinder Joy, they have the toy in them still though. But there's no egg, the package is egg shaped, but the actual sweet in the packaging is some white squidgy stuff, and what looks like a ball of choco coated rice krispies, that you dunk in the squidgy stuff.
Kinder Surprise eggs are banned in the United States.
Quoting from Wikipedia here:
Since 1974, 30 billion Kinder Surprise eggs have been sold worldwide. Ten children worldwide have died from choking on parts of the Kinder toy surprises after they had eaten the chocolate egg; another was attributed to another manufacturer’s product.
Yet smoking, which has caused more deaths in orders of magnitude in comparison, is still perfectly legal.
It's about age - chocolate eggs are edible, yet they do not look like many eggs. A young child is in the process of eating something, and may sometimes if very young and their guardian has gone out the room momentarily, start putting the small bits of plastic in his/her mouth, which young children are more inclined to do. They don't yet have the critical faculties and having something in their mouth may be associated with exploring and enjoyment. Also the surprise can soon turn to tears as soon as a responsible parent takes the toy away for safety.
It's just not worth it! (as a drink driving ad used to say) that is with very young children - I don't know about a total ban, maybe just some clear labeling and not for under such and such an age. Then keep them on a shelf behind the counter.
No offense, but you didn't need to point out the obvious ... I wasn't weighing smoking- and kinder egg-related deaths against each other. It's no "surprise (egg)" smoking isn't going anywhere as long as so much money can be made with tobacco addiction.
No offense, but you didn't need to point out the obvious ... I wasn't weighing smoking- and kinder egg-related deaths against each other. It's no "surprise (egg)" smoking isn't going anywhere as long as so much money can be made with tobacco addiction.
I do apologise - I get the same sometimes on these forums, my comment doesn't reflect on your intelligence - I just wanted to clarify the difference between an informed adult smoking and a child thinking: this egg is edible - these bits also might be edible. I don't want to state the obvious but its also not always easy to tell with small bits if a child already has it in her mouth.
The US has these really crap Kinder monstrosities, no doubt made by Ferrero's US branch, called Kinder Joy, they have the toy in them still though. But there's no egg, the package is egg shaped, but the actual sweet in the packaging is some white squidgy stuff, and what looks like a ball of choco coated rice krispies, that you dunk in the squidgy stuff.
Imposter!!!!
Yes, they were not the same as the UK variety which usually had the toy in a plastic capsule. With Kinder Joy the "surprise" was that you could not eat the egg!!
I think it's important to understand that children in the US are just much less smart than people in other parts of the world. So it is pretty justified to ban them there. :))
EDIT: I also recently bought a pokemon themed PEZ thing, so I'm sure they still exist.
In all fairness to Ferrero - they did seem to make efforts to avoid the choking hazard by putting the toy or the bits in a capsule - the problem may have been when they first came onto the market and parents not knowing there was a toy in the egg. Did the toys sometimes need assembled from smaller parts in the early eggs, or am I thinking of something else?
It does show how when such stringent restrictions are placed on a product, a company can end up redesigning it until its nothing like what it was meant to be originally. Seems like the original concept of a white and dark chocolate egg was not as important as it containing a toy.
Surely good American parents would watch carefully as their child was eating the chocolate egg, and if it looked like any dangerous behaviour was about to occur, would fire several rounds from their automatic assault rifle into the air to startle the child?
Yes, good American parents do. The problem is that America also has a large number of no so good parents that do not. I could easily see how some some might be inclined to give an 18 month old one to eat on the back seat of the car to keep the kid quiet quiet on the way back from the shops.
Does anybody remember those small plastic click-together kits of motorbikes? They came in a little card box with old fashioned designs on, showing a picture on the front of the motorbike of the model kit inside. There was also bicycle ones too. Me and my brothers had several of them, but not seen them for years. They were simple to build, starting with the frame you attached the forks, then the wheels, tank etc.
In all fairness to Ferrero - they did seem to make efforts to avoid the choking hazard by putting the toy or the bits in a capsule - the problem may have been when they first came onto the market and parents not knowing there was a toy in the egg. Did the toys sometimes need assembled from smaller parts in the early eggs, or am I thinking of something else?
It does show how when such stringent restrictions are placed on a product, a company can end up redesigning it until its nothing like what it was meant to be originally. Seems like the original concept of a white and dark chocolate egg was not as important as it containing a toy.
If I recall correctly, the capsule might have been some of the problem as later ones had holes in them.
Before the prevalence of the compact electronic synthesizer, this is what some people wanted to own. It was a retirement treat of many.
Remember a similar Organ living in the dining room of my late aunt/uncle's house. Neither of them could play though. My sister can play and she would play it when we visited. She also had a Bontempi Organ, the one's with the loud whirly fan when they were switched on. I always thought it sounded more like an Accordion when she played it.
Remember a similar Organ living in the dining room of my late aunt/uncle's house. Neither of them could play though. My sister can play and she would play it when we visited. She also had a Bontempi Organ, the one's with the loud whirly fan when they were switched on. I always thought it sounded more like an Accordion when she played it.
We had an organ for years which you had to pump air into it with your feet while playing. My mum could play it a bit. But it had sort of canvassy straps on the footpumps that sometimes snapped and left it out of action.
I think it's important to understand that children in the US are just much less smart than people in other parts of the world. So it is pretty justified to ban them there. :))
I don't think it's American kids that are the problem...
dmsmith what you described is called a harmonium. As for the old fashioned organs the one to have is a Hammond, fabulous sound especially with the rotating Lesley speakers.
I have a vague memory of public toilets having a a stainless steel recess in the wall, and beside it three small silver buttons wash, soap and dry. This device which may or may not have been coin operated was an all in the one hand wash and drying station. I cannot seem to find an image of one online. Does anyone else remember them?
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They are still made, are still very popular (not to say ubiquitous), and there is also a larger version, with more complex surprises inside, specifically produced for Easter.
Quoting from Wikipedia here:
Yet smoking, which has caused more deaths in orders of magnitude in comparison, is still perfectly legal.
The US has these really crap Kinder monstrosities, no doubt made by Ferrero's US branch, called Kinder Joy, they have the toy in them still though. But there's no egg, the package is egg shaped, but the actual sweet in the packaging is some white squidgy stuff, and what looks like a ball of choco coated rice krispies, that you dunk in the squidgy stuff.
Imposter!!!!
But here's Chocadooby! Just to keep it real!
It's about age - chocolate eggs are edible, yet they do not look like many eggs. A young child is in the process of eating something, and may sometimes if very young and their guardian has gone out the room momentarily, start putting the small bits of plastic in his/her mouth, which young children are more inclined to do. They don't yet have the critical faculties and having something in their mouth may be associated with exploring and enjoyment. Also the surprise can soon turn to tears as soon as a responsible parent takes the toy away for safety.
It's just not worth it! (as a drink driving ad used to say) that is with very young children - I don't know about a total ban, maybe just some clear labeling and not for under such and such an age. Then keep them on a shelf behind the counter.
I do apologise - I get the same sometimes on these forums, my comment doesn't reflect on your intelligence - I just wanted to clarify the difference between an informed adult smoking and a child thinking: this egg is edible - these bits also might be edible. I don't want to state the obvious but its also not always easy to tell with small bits if a child already has it in her mouth.
Yes, they were not the same as the UK variety which usually had the toy in a plastic capsule. With Kinder Joy the "surprise" was that you could not eat the egg!!
https://i.redd.it/bkjyury0q3601.jpg
https://www.the-sun.com/news/1199168/are-kinder-joy-eggs-banned-in-the-us/
I think it's important to understand that children in the US are just much less smart than people in other parts of the world. So it is pretty justified to ban them there. :))
EDIT: I also recently bought a pokemon themed PEZ thing, so I'm sure they still exist.
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It does show how when such stringent restrictions are placed on a product, a company can end up redesigning it until its nothing like what it was meant to be originally. Seems like the original concept of a white and dark chocolate egg was not as important as it containing a toy.
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You wanted a surprise!
If I recall correctly, the capsule might have been some of the problem as later ones had holes in them.
Remember a similar Organ living in the dining room of my late aunt/uncle's house. Neither of them could play though. My sister can play and she would play it when we visited. She also had a Bontempi Organ, the one's with the loud whirly fan when they were switched on. I always thought it sounded more like an Accordion when she played it.
We had an organ for years which you had to pump air into it with your feet while playing. My mum could play it a bit. But it had sort of canvassy straps on the footpumps that sometimes snapped and left it out of action.
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They are, but they've been cancelled for being sexist :))
Is that Angela Merkel as a kid?
DOesn't stop them from running the shows on the lesser cable channels. Hya hya hya!
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Er, I didn't wrote that, Gwyn did. :D
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