CLACKERS. They're Bl**dy Dangerous - Public Information Film - 1970 (honestly!)

Описание: So a couple of days ago I found the most dangerous toy of the 1970's in my attic ...

The infamous 'Clackers'!

I thought I'd make a Public Information Film style thing, and here it is.

Clips used from -
   • 1971: CLACKERS: are the children's toys sa...  
   • Clackers or Klikies? | The Archivist Prese...  
   • Clackers: One Of The Most Dangerous Banned...  
   • Sparklers - Take Care With Fireworks - BBC...  
and Carry on Doctor

The song "Clackers. They're Bl**dy Dangerous is my creation (with HAL81)
The voiceover was made with AI

What are Clackers?

Clackers (also known as Clankers, Ker-Bangers, latto-latto in the Philippines and most of Southeast Asia, and numerous other names) are toys that were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

In 1968, tempered glass sphere models emerged that could eventually shatter and injure users or others nearby. In the early 1970s, manufacturers changed them to plastic spheres suspended on each string. When they were swung up and down, banging against each other with a lot of force they made the loud "clacking" sound. Clackers are similar in appearance to bolas, the Argentine weapon.

The toy is formed out of two solid balls of polymer, each about 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter, attached to a finger tab with a sturdy string. The player holds the tab with the balls hanging below and through up-and-down hand motion makes the two balls swing apart and back together, making the clacking noise that gives the toy its name. With practice one can make the balls swing so that they knock together both above and below the hand.

Safety hazard
Clackers were taken off the market when reports came out of children becoming injured while playing with them. Fairly heavy and fast-moving, and made of hard acrylic plastic, the balls would occasionally shatter upon striking each other.

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