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This is pure evil. My 3 years old swallowed some of these magnets (there was only a choking hazard warning on the magnets which we got from Amazon and we had no
by isrsal 8y ago
This is pure evil. My 3 years old swallowed some of these magnets (there was only a choking hazard warning on the magnets which we got from Amazon and we had no idea about the danger).
The poor boy had to go through an emergency surgery, be in the hospital for a week, and be traumatized.
The over all cost was about $100k.
I don't understand how this shit is legal. It's much worse than some substances for which people spend many years in prison.
What a disgrace!
- nurettin 8y agoI'm very sorry you've gone through that. Did your kid only swallow magnets, or did he swallow other objects around the house as well?
- isrsal 8y agoHe specifically swallowed “Bucky balls”, which are small yet powerful magnets.
- ddtaylor 8y agoDid you know they were magnets?
- tropdrop 8y agoSo he never swallowed Zen Magnets, then. The distinction between Bucky balls and Zen is outlined many times - Bucky balls being responsible for many injuries like these and Zen balls for zero injuries is the reason Zen won the suit.
- jonhendry18 8y agoThe distinction is that Bucky balls were more successful than Zen, so there were more purchased, so injuries were more likely to happen with Bucky balls.
- cthalupa 8y agoThat's a horrific experience and I am sorry you and your child had to go through it. But people have similar stories (or worse) about their children being harmed by other household objects, from bleach to electric outlets to plenty of other things. It isn't evil - much less pure evil. It isn't a disgrace. And they aren't worse than substances which people spend time in prison for. It's a product that should have had a better warning label on it that properly explained the dangers. Just because something can be dangerous doesn't mean it should be banned. We'd have to ban a billion things in modern living.