Read this article next: http://overlawyered.com/2012/08/cpscs-buckyballs-ban/ don't forget the comments. The "five gallon bucket" comment is especially funny.
Just read an article on Buckyballs. Everybody knows what they are. It's fun with Element Sixty. Magnets.
You'd think the government would be fine with somebody selling balls of magnetic metal. But no, the Consumer Product Safety Commission thinks that because children might accidentally swallow them, Buckyballs should be fully recalled and the Inventor/CEO should have to pay the recall. Umm...thanks CPSC, but I don't think a complete recall will stop kids from swallowing magnets. It happens! A tiny percentage of little kids have swallowed Buckyballs and injured themselves! Buckyballs were NEVER MARKETED TO KIDS! THEY WERE MARKETED AS A DESK TOY! I don't know any six-year-old who works at a corporate job but doesn't know that swallowing magnets is bad for you, and you don't either.
I appreciate that the CPSC cares for our safety--it could be a very dangerous world without them. But have they ever considered that if they keep this up, they could probably ban everything there is? For example, they could ban:
Watermelon-You could throw it at somebody and break a bone! Or trip over one! Or get buried in a landslide of fruit devastation!
Sleeping Bags- A suffocation risk!
Stoves- Kids can burn themselves!
Staircases- Oh no, tripping is so horrid!
Too much sarcasm- Sarcasm can be very bad for you!
Conclusion? Ban the things that are in need of banning. Buckyballs are not in need of banning.
Also, get the opinions of more than four people next time.
Just read an article on Buckyballs. Everybody knows what they are. It's fun with Element Sixty. Magnets.
You'd think the government would be fine with somebody selling balls of magnetic metal. But no, the Consumer Product Safety Commission thinks that because children might accidentally swallow them, Buckyballs should be fully recalled and the Inventor/CEO should have to pay the recall. Umm...thanks CPSC, but I don't think a complete recall will stop kids from swallowing magnets. It happens! A tiny percentage of little kids have swallowed Buckyballs and injured themselves! Buckyballs were NEVER MARKETED TO KIDS! THEY WERE MARKETED AS A DESK TOY! I don't know any six-year-old who works at a corporate job but doesn't know that swallowing magnets is bad for you, and you don't either.
I appreciate that the CPSC cares for our safety--it could be a very dangerous world without them. But have they ever considered that if they keep this up, they could probably ban everything there is? For example, they could ban:
Watermelon-You could throw it at somebody and break a bone! Or trip over one! Or get buried in a landslide of fruit devastation!
Sleeping Bags- A suffocation risk!
Stoves- Kids can burn themselves!
Staircases- Oh no, tripping is so horrid!
Too much sarcasm- Sarcasm can be very bad for you!
Conclusion? Ban the things that are in need of banning. Buckyballs are not in need of banning.
Also, get the opinions of more than four people next time.
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