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I would be worried that they break, the magnets fall out and the kids stick it in some orifice
by yread 10mo ago
I would be worried that they break, the magnets fall out and the kids stick it in some orifice
- dcre 10mo agoThe brand-name ones are surprisingly durable. Can’t speak to the cheaper knockoffs.
- Symbiote 10mo agoThe EU's safety rules for children's toys are impressive -- I read them out of curiosity when I was 3D printing a toy. e.g. dropping a 1kg steel block onto the toy, and checking it doesn't break in an unsafe way (section 8.7 in the link). https://law.resource.org/pub/eu/toys/en.71.1.2014.html#s8.7 https://law.resource.org/pub/eu/toys/en.71.1.2014.html#s8.7 Section A.51 is about magnetic construction toys.
- araes 10mo agoHad to look up the rules on bows and arrows in the European Union when I got to [4.17.4] Bows and arrows. "bows offered for sale with arrows are to be considered as toys" Wait. What? Like, all bows and arrows? [4.17.4] https://law.resource.org/pub/eu/toys/en.71.1.2014.html#s4.17.4 https://law.resource.org/pub/eu/toys/en.71.1.2014.html#s4.17... Took a bit to find, yet eventually [Directive 2009/48/EC, Annex 1] "List of products that, in particular, are not considered as toys" 9. "bows for archery over 120 cm long" [Directive 2009/48/EC, Annex 1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32009L0048#anx_I https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32... Pfew. Not, quite that crazy.
- modeless 10mo agoI think this is worth worrying about, especially with knockoff magnatiles. The magnets are small enough to swallow. If a child swallows two they could die, for the same reason that "buckyball" magnet toys were banned: the magnets can snap together with intestinal tissue in between and perforate the intestinal wall.