Off goes Buckyballs

[TheArmyGuy]

But instead of acting like a civil person you think that they should die because of that?

So you're by far worse than them for insulting them and their deaths.

And I thought gook sounded like a funny word for muck.

Muck is even funnier lol.
Ok maybe I exaggerated a bit. They're still completely responsible for it, though.

[Ad Bot]

[xxxxkill]

EDIT: How much are you guys willing to bet the fine is for owning these?

I doubt there is one, and if there is, then that's stupid because it'd be your fault for giving a potentially lethal toy when used improperly to a small child who's stupid ass for brains then eats it and dies.

Legos are lethal if you inhale them
An RC car remote can be lethal if you smash it open.
A wooden splinter on a wooden toy can blind you.
It's just that people aren't usually stupid enough to do any of the above.

While Red brings up a valid point that those are actually somewhat less dangerous than Buckyballs in terms of lethality, I do have to bring up the fact that rubbing alcohol can actually be consumed and can potentially kill you, as well as many many other common household products, but they tend to not cause deaths because responsible people handle them. This was not a matter of the product simply being too dangerous, because dish soap is deadly but still not banned. Why? Because people aren't loving stupid enough to drink dish soap. It's the parent's fault for giving the thing to their young, stupid child, and for said young, stupid child, if old enough to read, to disregard the warning label.

[TheArmyGuy]

Really, the producers did all they could to prevent possible accidents.
Well unless they put a 'danger - lethal when swallowed!'-sticker on every single ball.

[Aces]

Or because dish soap is a house-hold necessity and can be diluted by giving the victim an acid such as lemon?

[RedGajin]

While Red brings up a valid point that those are actually somewhat less dangerous than Buckyballs in terms of lethality, I do have to bring up the fact that rubbing alcohol can actually be consumed and can potentially kill you, as well as many many other common household products, but they tend to not cause deaths because responsible people handle them. This was not a matter of the product simply being too dangerous, because dish soap is deadly but still not banned. Why? Because people aren't loving stupid enough to drink dish soap. It's the parent's fault for giving the thing to their young, stupid child, and for said young, stupid child, if old enough to read, to disregard the warning label.

but those aren't toys! those are advertised as medicinal products, they have those childproof caps on them, they are kept in place where kids cant get to them because they aren't supposed to! im not saying that its shouldnt be in the parents hands to keep their child safe, but its not 100% their fault.

[TheArmyGuy]

Well, they still have to consciously go buy them and put them in their house.
And I doubt any good parent would leave anything with a bright orange danger label in a kid's reach.

[xxxxkill]

Or because dish soap is a house-hold necessity and can be diluted by giving the victim an acid such as lemon?

Fair enough, but still rubbing alcohol is dangerous, and yet that's not banned. In fact, there are plenty of things that are dangerous in a household that aren't banned because very few deaths are caused by them, due to the fact that people aren't dumb enough to actually misuse them. If these products weren't given to the children and if the children who got them in the package didn't disregard the warning label this wouldn't have happened. This isn't the fault of the manufacturer, but rather the irresponsible parent/child.

but those aren't toys! those are advertised as medicinal products, they have those childproof caps on them, they are kept in place where kids cant get to them because they aren't supposed to! im not saying that its shouldnt be in the parents hands to keep their child safe, but its not 100% their fault.

I'm not saying it's 100% the parent's fault, but they're not entirely not to blame. The warning label is there for a reason, and children tend to stick stuff in their mouths for some weird reason. Two and two make four. You don't want your young child to eat the lethal product, keep it away from them.
That isn't to say that the manufacturer isn't somewhat at fault here, but they did do all that they could. Unless they had some high tech bullstuff that demagnetized the magnets when detected inside the digestive system so that this wouldn't happen, they did all that they possibly could.

[RedGajin]

Well, they still have to consciously go buy them and put them in their house.
And I doubt any good parent would leave anything with a bright orange danger label in a kid's reach.

but its a toy, its advertised as such, legos have warning labels, kids play with them. parents dont let their kids play with their dish detergent tough, no one has sleeping pill chugging contests with their kids.

[Darkness ZXW]

How the forget do you mistake a 1 inch diameter marble-shaped magnet for an edible cake decoration?

HOW?

Would you like a ball bearing, K-9?

[fred da kiko]

They will come back into production in an other country under a different name.

[BlockoCrafter]

Meh, people will be morons. In the meantime, I'll use the buckyballs I bought before they were banned.

[Harm94]

The US does have a pretty handicapped legal system. People basically get paid assloads of money for being completely handicapped, like when can people be held liable for their own actions?

This is one of the most critical flaws our country has. Politicians just say things to get into power and end up being morons.