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[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 154 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I remember kids with meter long rip cords and giant knock offs and extra large metal disks that terrorised the playground back in the day lol. There were also kids with knock off metal disks with flints that spark when 2 bayblades hit each other so that was cool.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 108 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I remember one kid saying he was going to attach razor blades or sharpen the fins on his Beyblade. I also remember seeing him crying the nurse's office the next day with his hand bandaged.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 79 points 2 months ago

And they say you learn nothing valuable in school. Smh my head.

[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Knew a guy who sharpened his fingernails before a fight. Realized his mistake when he hit someone with his fist and cut himself up. Poor planning .

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 6 points 2 months ago

Sharp the left hand nails and punch with the right hand

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Oh dear, I remember that episode of Oz! Sharp nails are lethal.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 months ago

Get discs of steel and ferrocerium. Even more sparks than flint!

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

ha that's sort of what I did, not knockoffs but I used the largest diameter weight disk combined with the smallest diameter bottom and top , so the metal corners(it was hexagonal iirc) of the disk would stick out further than the plastic 'blades' of the topper

[–] caurvo@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

This has unlocked a memory I haven't recalled in probably 20 years...