#18: Lawn Darts
Imagine handing kids weighted metal spears and telling them to “aim carefully.” Lawn darts, or “Jarts,” turned backyard fun into impromptu ER visits. They were banned after hundreds of injuries, yet still linger in nostalgia circles as “dangerous fun.”
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Today, parents panic over small Legos; back then, we played dodge-the-impalement. Childhood was simpler — and statistically more punctured.