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United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls (en.wikipedia.org)
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United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls, 413 F. Supp. 1281 (E.D. Wisc. 1976), is a 1976 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin decision regarding a requested order from the United States government to seize and destroy a shipment of approximately 50,000 sets of clacker balls under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act because children could hit themselves with the balls.

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[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

I clicked the link to what they were in the Wikipedia page and read it. It explained that that was why they were banned.

Versions that didn't explode in a pointy way next to your face weren't banned.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There is no "link to what they were in the Wikipedia page", I had looked for that before I commented. If you're referring to a specific reference it would be great if you could share which one, as none of them have a title relating to "what those clacker balls were".

[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clackers?wprov=sfla1

If you open the article that's linked, the first paragraph has a link to clackers.

Given that we're talking about clackers, I figured the entry about "clackers" would describe what they are.
Outside of the entry linked, if you Google "why were clackers banned" you get any number sources.

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