22 Dangerous Things We Did as 80's Kids

Nathan Johnson Published 11/14/2023 in facepalm

What a time it was to be alive... Back when people didn't have a single solitary care about child safety. Perhaps it was just because the need for certain protections wasn't realized yet, or maybe it was just an entire generation that was brand-new to this whole parenting gig.

These days we're all about keeping our precious little bundles of joy safe and happy until they're in their mid-20s/early-30s, at which point the shock sets in like a ton of bricks. But there was a time when babies were considered basically interchangeable with doorstoppers, and the products and (lack of) safety standards made it a wild time to be alive.

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It still amazes me this product was ever green-lit... even for adults!
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Every swing set in the country back then:
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Are you dead? Then you'll be fine...
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Probably the cause of all those people with extra fingers and toes.
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It's honestly a miracle any of us survived during a total lack of safety standards for children.
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Sometimes I can still hear the ringing in my ears these things would leave you with after a face-shot.
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Like the good book says "Judge not, lest ye be judged".
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Not to mention they were usually about 300 degrees!
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1.
It still amazes me this product was ever green-lit... even for adults!
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3.
4.
Every swing set in the country back then:
5.
6.
7.
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10.
Are you dead? Then you'll be fine...
11.
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Probably the cause of all those people with extra fingers and toes.
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15.
It's honestly a miracle any of us survived during a total lack of safety standards for children.
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Sometimes I can still hear the ringing in my ears these things would leave you with after a face-shot.
19.
Like the good book says "Judge not, lest ye be judged".
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Not to mention they were usually about 300 degrees!
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