what was the deal with slap bracelets?

[GonzoCircus]

why did they suddenly disappear? was it because they were dangerous, as I remember it?

 

[Ikonomi]

How were they dangerous? Did someone lose an eye? :Q I think they died out because they were dumb, devoid of style, and the '80s was an ugly decade. Of course, when I was a kid I didn't care, and always used to slap those things around stuff.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

I think they vanished because kids would slice their wrists with 'em.

 

[GonzoCircus]

they were dangerous because they were thin, sharp strips of metal covered by cloth. The cloth would wear thin and kids would get cut by them

 

[Ikonomi]

Originally posted by: GonzoCircus
they were dangerous because they were thin, sharp strips of metal covered by cloth. The cloth would wear thin and kids would get cut by them

Haha, I guess I never realized that was metal. That's awesome. Maybe now with the space-age... err... information-age materials we have they can bring 'em back.

 

[GonzoCircus]

Originally posted by: Ikonomi

Originally posted by: GonzoCircus
they were dangerous because they were thin, sharp strips of metal covered by cloth. The cloth would wear thin and kids would get cut by them

Haha, I guess I never realized that was metal. That's awesome. Maybe now with the space-age... err... information-age materials we have they can bring 'em back.

I make my own out of aluminum cans

 

[Hubris]

The hell did you ask the question and then answer it three posts later?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Ikonomi

Originally posted by: GonzoCircus
they were dangerous because they were thin, sharp strips of metal covered by cloth. The cloth would wear thin and kids would get cut by them

Haha, I guess I never realized that was metal. That's awesome. Maybe now with the space-age... err... information-age materials we have they can bring 'em back.

Nope. They did bring them back using plastic or something to replace the metal, and they sucked. Not enough snap.