At least one company is wasting no time after this ruling. Source: Popular Science. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Philip Cohen Flickr. Related Story. However, Speks are the true spiritual sequel to Buckyballs. You can find and purchase Speks here in the Neoballs Marketplace, as well as in hundreds of retail stores in a variety of colors.
Q: What happened to Buckyballs? Yes, and no. There was indeed a ban of magnet spheres from to November In September , while the Zen Magnets recall case was still pending, the CPSC enacted an all ages nationwide ban on sales, manufacturing, and importation on all sets of high powered magnet spheres in the US.
We won. And in fact were the first to overturn a CPSC rule in 32 years. However, genuine Buckyballs are technically not allowed for sale as part of their recall settlement agreement. Recalled products are illegal to sell, manufacture, and distribute. Users could shape these spherical neodymium magnets into all sorts of desktop sculptures to stave off boredom. Why were these products banned in the first place?
While they were marketed as toys for adults, they inevitably ended up in the hands — and mouths — of children, sometimes with truly brutal consequences. Swallowing just one of the pieces is unlikely to cause any harm, but two or more create a serious health risk. Since the small magnets are remarkably strong, they can attract one another even from some distance away.
That means they can pull themselves together inside of you, breaking through bodily tissues to do so. This is not just a thought exercise meant to make you curl your toes in discomfort. This happened to more than a few children who unwittingly swallowed pieces of the desk toy.
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