Interesting

Fidget Spinners Named Among Possible Summer Hazards For Kids

21 Jun, 2017 12:10 PM

BOSTON — Thinking of getting your kid the wildly popular fidget spinner? A consumer watchdog group is warning parents to think again.

Boston-based World Against Toys Causing Harm said Wednesday in unveiling its summer safety report that the ubiquitous spinners, already banned in many schools, can fall apart and the small pieces can create a choking hazard

W.A.T.C.H. said children in Texas and Oregon have been taken to hospitals recently after choking on fidget spinner pieces.

W.A.T.C.H. President Joan Siff says just because a toy is popular does not mean it is safe.

The group also warned about the fire dangers posed by lithium batteries in hoverboards; the potential for blunt force injuries from plastic weapons based on superhero movies; and impact injuries from non-motorized scooters.

Prev Next

MORE Interesting ARTICLES

Smoking Still Comes Cheaper Than Vaping E-Cigarettes

Regarded as a tax advantaged product and also having lower risks than the heavily taxed tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes actually cost higher than conventional cigarettes in most countries, new research has found.

Smoking Still Comes Cheaper Than Vaping E-Cigarettes

T-Rex Hands New Selfie Craze, Sees Celebrities Including The Kardashians In The Same Pose

Thighbrows and duckface poses are things of the past. The new Tyrannosaurus rex (T.rex) hands pose is the latest trend, the media reported on Thursday.

T-Rex Hands New Selfie Craze, Sees Celebrities Including The Kardashians In The Same Pose

Know Who Is Most Likely To Help You At Office

Shedding new light on how status affects workplace relationships, a new study has found that workers are most likely to help colleagues who are moderately distant from themselves in status -- both above and below them.

Know Who Is Most Likely To Help You At Office

Ohio Museum Apologizes After Woman Is Told Not To Breastfeed

An Ohio museum is encouraging breastfeeding after a Pennsylvania mother's Facebook post drew a flurry of responses.

Ohio Museum Apologizes After Woman Is Told Not To Breastfeed

Soon, Clothes That Clean Themselves With Light

The researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a cheap and efficient new way to grow special nanostructures -- which can degrade organic matter when exposed to light -- directly onto textiles.

Soon, Clothes That Clean Themselves With Light

Climate Change May Affect The Finest Wines In The World

n the new study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, the scientists analysed 20th and 21st century weather data, pre-modern reconstructions of temperature, precipitation and soil moisture, and vineyard records going back to 1600.