A whole big box of Bindeez
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A whole big box of Bindeez
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Timbo, not sure if you're aware or not, but these things have had a massive recall.
According to the reports, the sticky coating when mixed with water is like GHB. Therefore any kids eating them, the bindeez turn into GHB in the belly/mouth.
My kids don't put toys in their mouths, but this is apparently like playing with poison. There are a few kids in hospital from it.
I haven't tried any yet to see what happens.
A real shame - my kids absolutely have a blast playing with these things. They're gutted having them taken off them.
According to the reports, the sticky coating when mixed with water is like GHB. Therefore any kids eating them, the bindeez turn into GHB in the belly/mouth.
My kids don't put toys in their mouths, but this is apparently like playing with poison. There are a few kids in hospital from it.
I haven't tried any yet to see what happens.
A real shame - my kids absolutely have a blast playing with these things. They're gutted having them taken off them.
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It won Toy of the Year. It's a bloody good idea. Gossip from my sister who manages an educational bookshop is that "apparently" the manufacturer used the wrong chemical in manufacture (1,4-Butanediol, which the body then metabolises into gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid)
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aren't they basically hama beads except you use water instead of an iron and wait for 45 minutes instead of about ten seconds?mech wrote:I'd never heard of these things, but holy crap that is a cool idea for a toy. Shame about the whole GHB thing, it could really make kids sick :/
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from AP, I found this while trying stuff on my Wii this morning... go figure.
The toys were supposed to use 1,5-pentanediol, a nontoxic compound found in glue, but instead contained the harmful 1,4-butanediol, which is widely used in cleaners and plastics.
The Food and Drug Administration in 1999 declared the chemical a Class I Health Hazard, meaning it can cause life-threatening harm.
Both chemicals are manufactured in China and elsewhere, including by major multinational companies, and are also marketed over the Internet.
It's not clear why 1,4-butanediol was substituted. However, there is a significant difference in price between the two chemicals. The Chinese online trading platform ChemNet China lists the price of 1,4 butanediol at between about $1,350-$2,800 per metric ton, while the price for 1,5-pentanediol is about $9,700 per metric ton.