NeoCube banned in Western Australia
After an almost total gun-ban in Western Australia now they are banning magnetic toys.
In Apple-Land there's an app for that. In Western Australia there's a law for that.
This place is literally a Police State.
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Added: Aug-23-2012 Occurred On: Aug-23-2012
By: DEADBEEF
In: Other News, Propaganda
Tags: police, state, ban, nanny, state
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia (load item map)
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By: DEADBEEF
In: Other News, Propaganda
Tags: police, state, ban, nanny, state
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia (load item map)
Marked as: approved
Views: 3679 | Comments: 95 | Votes: 0 | Favorites: 4 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
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Well... you should have known when you let them take your guns... they'd be coming after your balls next.
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByEventHorizon2012 (1854.68) 
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@EventHorizon2012 Plus 100 for you sir. That comment was spoton.
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByNuckelhed (311.10) 
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I watched a special on the news about the "Bucky Balls" here in the US, just the other morning. The Government is trying to ban them and cause a production stop of these. These are designed and marketed for adult and Im sorry that kids swallow them, but that is the Parents fault. Not the Companies fault. They are only sold on the internet. Sold to adults, for adult use with an over abundant amount of warnings about children.
What a bunch of shit.
Posted Aug-23-2012 Bytat2d (3080.88) 
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careful man. you are using logical thought processes. these progressives are going to explode from the thought of having to be personally responsible
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByNuckelhed (311.10) 
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@Nuckelhed Really, whats next? Do you think the Government will go after the Alcohol manufacturers? The tobacco industry? Just to name a couple. I dont think so. This shit pisses people like me off.
Posted Aug-23-2012 Bytat2d (3080.88) 
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The reason behind the ban is that the toy poses a major health risk to children.
As I understand it, the deal is that when swallowed, the balls make their way into the intenstines. If two or more balls are swallowed, due to their strong attraction and the folding back and forth of the intestines, they can come together and pinch two intestine walls together.
Under the strong force of the two magnetic balls, that pinch point can then wear a whole through the intestinal wall, resulting in a majo More..
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByZipperneck1321 (959.54) 
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Is that as bad as swallowing a 10c piece?
Why not ban all coins?
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByDEADBEEF (4153.56) 
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Dunno, I'll have to try it.
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByZipperneck1321 (959.54) 
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@Zipperneck1321 Seems like a weak argument for a ban. Paperclips could probably do a lot of damage if swallowed, but that's not a good reason to ban them. It's a reason for parents to be responsible and not give them to young children. A ban seems a bit heavy handed. Maybe they were awed by the "sciency" explanation for why they are a potential hazard.
Posted Aug-23-2012 Bywellybub (347.18) 
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I would have to agree with you. People aren't stupid enough to leave cleaning products accessible to small children...
My intention was not to SUPPORT the ban, but simply to explain the reasoning behind it.
http://gizmodo.com/5929064/buckyballs-have-been-banned-by-the-feds
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByZipperneck1321 (959.54) 
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Yet cigarettes is legal :)
Posted Aug-23-2012 Bydeathspasm (109.36) 
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Cigarettes aren't toys, "NeoCube" is. Toys are meant for children, cigarettes aren't, that's why it's illegal to sell them to minors.
Posted Aug-23-2012 Bypassive_observer (852.50) 
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They should also ban needles, gasoline, water (it can KILL YOU in large quantities!), funnel web spiders, black mambas, great whites, and the irikanju!
All can potentially kill you.
Posted Aug-23-2012 BySaros (792.30) 
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@Saros I followed most of that except "irikanju". What is one of those and how tasty is it?
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByTriode (467.40) 
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@Triode Sorry I mispelled it -- Irukandji. Tiny jellyfish that kills you not through toxicity of venom but the sheer pain it causes, LOL I love Oz but that fucking place has the most heinous animals on earth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws5hImeonEA
Posted Aug-23-2012 BySaros (792.30) 
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@Saros Yep, we've got all the poisonous, bitey things, but we usually spray them, shoot them, trap them, hunt them, farm them for food or ignore them.
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByTriode (467.40) 
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@Triode Or they bite, sting, eat, stab, or scare the shit out of you. A matter of maintaining the upper hand, shoe, foot, or spray can I guess.
Posted Aug-23-2012 BySaros (792.30) 
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Trying to do the same thing here in the US.
Posted Aug-23-2012 Bylonewolf6972 (670.66) lonewolf6972 View Channel Send Message
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Or you could just supervise your children?
Posted Aug-23-2012 Byjum_runky (1522.84) 
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@jum_runky Why should they supervise their children when a nanny state like Australia is already supervising grown men and women on how they should live their lives?
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByCheeseman (209.72) 
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@jum_runky
- Finally! A sensible man!
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByIamCanadian (420.70) 
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The reason for this new law is that idiot kids swallow the damn things and they are toxic, magnetic, stay in the intestine and create huge health problems for little kids.
On the other side; Australia is full of law makers whose hobby it is to make laws useless and otherwise.
Any lawyer will tell you that "more laws means less freedoms", so we really need fewer laws, not more.
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByTriode (467.40) 
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@Triode
OP didn't provide a link but assuming the ban is real, then yes. Swallowing more than one powerful magnet is incredibly dangerous, if the magnets become fixated to each other across sections of intestine, it can cause gangrene and death of the digestive tract.
Kids are known to swallow small objects and pieces of toy. And since this is a toy (most people stop finding magnets fascinating after they've had a chance to play with them at a young age), a ban (on groups of these magnets b More..
Posted Aug-23-2012 Bypassive_observer (852.50) 
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@passive_observer - many kids have injured or killed themselves with scissors, but no ban there. the parent has a responsibility for what their children play with and how they play with it.
Posted Aug-23-2012 Bydanmoc13 (329.10) 
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@passive_observer since you are an idiot and are ready to willy nilly agree with a group of people who believe it is their responsibility to tell you how to do everything in your life, it would be greatly appreciated if you stfu and go back to passively observing. You have no grasp on the concept of personal responsibility or freedom. I suppose you would support a ban on forks too since children can poke an eye out with them
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByNuckelhed (311.10) 
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@passive_observer I didn't know that, about that a kid swallowing TWO magnets creates a big problem. That makes it even worse. Oh dear, and then there's those rotten little button batteries (I have about 30 of those here) which, if swallowed are intensely toxic and create huge health issues. They are in greeting cards and all sorts of kid's toys. Thanks for letting me know about the magnet thing.
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByTriode (467.40) 
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no story? just a damn neo cube commercial? you suck poster
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByNuckelhed (311.10) 
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They should paint them to look like Skittles.
Posted Aug-23-2012 Byernie2skidoo (1049.40) 
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Very tough rules down there. I sent my nephew a toy pirate musket (Pirates of the Caribbean) from Smyth's Toy Store and the customs in Australia contacted my sister and said it was illegal under their ownership of antique weapons law. If she attempted to claim it they would take her to court. It was made from plastic and cost €12. Can you fuckin' believe that!
Posted Aug-23-2012 ByLickyLicky (396.50) 
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Lame to ban things...
Posted Aug-23-2012 Byingeborgsjon (122.60) 
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They should ban the lawmakers, sounds like western Australia being run by a bunch of inbreeds who are stuck in the middle ages.
Posted Aug-23-2012 Bysxd9mm (48.40) 
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my grandson plays with his neocube for hours.they are defo available here.
Posted Aug-23-2012 Byasylumta2 (811.58) 
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banned as a chocking hazard ??
in the states, kinder-eggs are banned from entry.
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Posted Aug-23-2012 Byseaninmontreal (58.20) seaninmontreal View Channel Send Message
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@seaninmontreal Kinder-eggs changed it up a bit.. chocolate you dip into and the toy on the side. I prefered the toy covered in hollow chocolate it was way cooler.
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