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It's much more likely to have died out because of smartphones. The boredom of the pre-smartphone era led to all kinds of ingenuity. Kids were bored so they foun

It's much more likely to have died out because of smartphones. The boredom of the pre-smartphone era led to all kinds of ingenuity. Kids were bored so they found ways to not be bored. Nowadays everybody is addicted their phone, simple pleasures such as violently smashing two nuts together no longer have the same pull.

treerock 2y ago
I was out for a walk yesterday, and kids were throwing sticks up trees trying to knock the chestnuts down, so I don't think it's dead completely. I never really played it when I was a kid, but knew all about it from The Beano and Oor Wullie.
mellosouls 2y ago
It's much more likely to have died out because of smartphones I know kids have a lot more money these days but I refuse to believe they are swinging two smartphones together instead of conkers.
- joelanman 2y ago
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carrotpop.www.smth&hl=en&pli=1 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carrotpop....
- dgacmu 2y ago
  I would like to introduce you to my six year old. Mind you, it's much more likely the two phones involved would be mine and my wife's.
- Cthulhu_ 2y ago
  I've seen enough clips of kids playing with their phone to drop them in the water to know that they probably would.
philipwhiuk 2y ago
Not for long. Schools are looking at banning smartphones.
- Cthulhu_ 2y ago
  They are where I live, both elementary and secondary schools. The first results are promising; kids have more concentration, interact socially with each other more, etc. I mean if it's a school where they also have to carry laptops and use digital schedules I don't think it makes a difference, but it's a good first step. One issue was that each phone also has a camera, so people would seek out / make trouble on purpose, spy on people and post it online, etc.
tsukikage 2y ago
...I mean, you could play conkers with smartphones. They even have that strap attachment built right in. Might have to outlaw old Nokias though.
0xdeadbeefbabe 2y ago
Kids can get bored of smart phones too.

treerock 2y ago

I was out for a walk yesterday, and kids were throwing sticks up trees trying to knock the chestnuts down, so I don't think it's dead completely. I never really played it when I was a kid, but knew all about it from The Beano and Oor Wullie.

mellosouls 2y ago

It's much more likely to have died out because of smartphones I know kids have a lot more money these days but I refuse to believe they are swinging two smartphones together instead of conkers.

joelanman 2y ago
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carrotpop.www.smth&hl=en&pli=1 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carrotpop....
dgacmu 2y ago
I would like to introduce you to my six year old. Mind you, it's much more likely the two phones involved would be mine and my wife's.
Cthulhu_ 2y ago
I've seen enough clips of kids playing with their phone to drop them in the water to know that they probably would.

philipwhiuk 2y ago

Not for long. Schools are looking at banning smartphones.

Cthulhu_ 2y ago
They are where I live, both elementary and secondary schools. The first results are promising; kids have more concentration, interact socially with each other more, etc. I mean if it's a school where they also have to carry laptops and use digital schedules I don't think it makes a difference, but it's a good first step. One issue was that each phone also has a camera, so people would seek out / make trouble on purpose, spy on people and post it online, etc.

tsukikage 2y ago

...I mean, you could play conkers with smartphones. They even have that strap attachment built right in. Might have to outlaw old Nokias though.

0xdeadbeefbabe 2y ago

Kids can get bored of smart phones too.