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Clackers
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The story
Two hard acrylic balls dangled on a string from a ring, and the aim was to swing them so they clacked together faster and faster, upstairs and downstairs, until your arm ached. They became a playground craze across Britain in the early seventies, but the very thing that made them satisfying, the loud crack of ball on ball, was also what got them banned after reports the balls could shatter into sharp fragments.
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The story
Two hard acrylic balls dangled on a string from a ring, and the aim was to swing them so they clacked together faster and faster, upstairs and downstairs, until your arm ached. They became a playground craze across Britain in the early seventies, but the very thing that made them satisfying, the loud crack of ball on ball, was also what got them banned after reports the balls could shatter into sharp fragments.
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As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Come back tomorrow for a new quiz!