Forget fidget-spinners. The new hot toy of choice in China is reportedly a mini-crossbow that fires needles and toothpicks! Officials in several cities are scrambling to outlaw the devices after parents and teachers raised concerns. The small hand-sized crossbows sell for a dollar and have enough thrust to puncture holes in aluminum cans. You can check them out in action here...
Several Chinese retailers have now pulled the item from their inventory.
And you thought the Red Rider BB Gun in "Christmas Story" was bad...