This Also Does Not Look Remotely Safe To Me

Nope, emblazoning your highly dangerous airborne equipment with a skull and crossbones and the slogan “Never kite higher than you are willing to fall” will not prevent your product from being banned. The Wego Kite Tube experienced such a fate. That’ll happen when two people die and dozens of others are severely injured (including a broken neck and punctured lung).

The Kite Tube, which was three meters (10 ft) wide, allowed a boat-pulled rider to yank a cord in order to glide into the air. Unfortunately, once riders were airborne they were given little control over the flying tube. Admittedly, a parasail mixed with an inner tube sounds pretty amazing. But unfortunately, with only stirrups and hand grips to keep you from falling, flying to the height of a three-story building probably wasn’t the best idea. Kids weren’t the only ones impacted by this incredibly dangerous toy.

At least the recall came more or less voluntarily. The company responsible claimed that there was no way to determine the actual cause of accidents, but that they would recall the tubes “out of an abundance of caution.”

http://listverse.com/2014/05/21/10-incredibly-dangerous-banned-toys/