Why you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herder!
Posted on 12/05/2011 3:51:52 AM PST by marktwain
TOY guns called Nerfs are creating a storm in Australia, with experts warning families to be cautious.
The plastic toys Nerf stands for non-exploding recreational foam are so popular, some families are holding Nerf parties.
Ingrid Heffernan, of Seven Mile Beach in Tasmania, said her family had grown accustomed to living with Nerfs, which shoot foam darts with suction cups.
Sons Jacob, 11, and Luke, 8, collect them.
"They love them. I'm very used to being shot with them. I have a go too," Mrs Heffernan said.
She did not feel they had any negative impact.
"I really don't think so, it doesn't hurt them, it's something to have a bit of fun with," she said.
Hobart ophthalmologist Nitin Verma said people should be aware that if the darts struck an eye damage could be done.
"There is nothing that is soft enough for the eye," Dr Verma said. "Anything that hits the eye can cause a problem."
Kidsafe Tasmania executive officer Jenny Branch said there had been cases of eye damage from rubber dart guns.
"Parents really do need to think about what they buy their children at Christmas time. You might be buying something for a 10-year-old but if there's a four and six and seven-year-old in the house that could be a recipe for disaster," Ms Branch said.
"Toddlers are most at risk. People must take notice of age warnings."
Child psychologist Darren Stops said he suspected Nerf guns had only a slight chance of being harmful compared with violent video games and television news.
But he thought the 6+ warning sounded too low.
"People could argue toy guns sensitise children to violence. I think in this case it would be less of a problem, as long as they're in the right age group," he said.
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In before the “you’ll shoot your eye out” comments......
Australia gave up the real ones and now have nerfs.
This article begs the question: is there an exploding recreational foam?
You'll shoot your eye out, kid!
What's Doug Heffernan's opinion in the matter?
Why you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herder!
Tonight, while over a normally sensible sitdown dinner at my pastors house, the twenty year olds (and up) decided to have a Nerf war.
They had a nerf “gatling” gun, plus some other stuff.
If you can’t stop twenty six year olds, you certainly can’t stop the kids.
Yeah, I got yer nerf RIGHT HERE, sweetheart!
Is Nerf new to Australia or something?
I was shot in the eye during one of our nerf wars. It watered for about 10 minutes...then we were back ON!
Happiness is a warm Vulcan EBF 25 belt-fed, battery-powered 120 rounds per minute Nerf machine gun.
Unfortunately, about 6 months into production Nerf changed the design of the belts so you couldn’t easily modify them to link multiple belts together (the design to do that hit the internet about three hours after the EBF hit the shelves). So my kids are lucky they have a dad that thinks ahead and bought 10 of the original design belts before they were phased out.
"When the Nerf hits your eye, like a big pizza pie...that's agonna hurt!"
"Wolverines!"
I’m sorry but the doctors in that article that are freaking out over nerfs must squat to pee. Man up people.
If there is, I want some nerf darts made out of THAT. Would give a whole new meaning to the term "range toy."
Would be great fun to bring to an OWS rally.
We also made blowguns out of bamboo and our darts had straight pins in the end. That sucker wouldn't come out of your back without a good pull.
The worst though was the grass-burr wars we had. 50 to 60 grass-burrs in your back hurts I don't care who you are.
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