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April 03, 2008
Jarts: The Missile Game
After my previous post about the CPSC banning of lawn jarts in 1988, a friend offered to give me the set he still owned. (Thanks David!!!) It's in near perfect condition (the pic below is from the 'net but it looks like this). I am so excited! If spring ever comes to Ohio this year, I'm thinking of taking my students out for a little field trip to the campus green to have a little dangerous and illegal* fun.
*UPDATE: I was under the impression that the CPSC merely banned the sale of the product but not necessarily the act of playing the game. But according to this media source quoting a CPSC spokesman, even playing the game is illegal. So maybe I'll have to rethink inviting the class out to play. :-( UPDATE to the UPDATE: I just received an email reply to an inquiry with the CPSC that said, "Hello, Thank you for contacting the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The ban applies only to the sale of lawn darts. jg" Posted by Robert Lawson at 11:15 AM in Economics
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