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I have some of these darts somewhere. I'll try to get some pictures up here. -- Kalmia 05:58, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
What is the derivation of "jarts"? - UtherSRG (talk) 13:40, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Possible Javelin + Darts? Saxophobia 03:56, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
It's a southernism, akin to the phrase "djeet yet?"? 5 October 2009 (EDT) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.242.15.26 ( talk) 14:28, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
It stuck in place. Those were innocent times. Should I add a picture of the scar? - Richfife 00:11, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
This article just got linked to on Slashdot today. Watch for trolls! E. Sn0 =31337= Talk 19:44, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
There were several versions of lawn darts made by different companies. One of the oddest was mostly plastic, with only the tip being metal. The fins were free to rotate and slide along a plastic shaft. The three fins had angled tips so they'd spin during flight, presumably to improve accuracy. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.136.145.226 ( talk) 04:06, 22 December 2006 (UTC).
I changed the language from 'use' to 'sale' regarding UK because the wording made it seem like Lawn Darts are illegal to use in the USA (as far as I can tell they are only banned for sale).
In the current version of the article, there is a reference to a 1997 death, followed by phrase "citation needed". The reference in the previous sentence (a pointer to the US CPSC web site) discusses the event and proves the 1997 date. Is the "citation needed" reference there because someone did not check the previous sentences reference? Or is the issue that we are not sure that 1997 is still the most recent? http://www.jarts.com/media.htm makes a reference to a 1980 murder using lawn darts, but no reference to the age (and since the injury was intentional rather than accidental, the circumstances are different than what caused the ban.) Andrew.langmead 12:51, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
Should this be listed in a category with nailbombs and such? Possession of lawn darts is not illegal, neither is their use. They are only illegal to sell (in the US). I'd remove it, but curious to know what others think. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Djdatapimp ( talk • contribs) 22:48, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
"when misused, these darts can cause skull punctures and other serious injuries"
I didn't even know these got banned. This actually used to be an outdoor family game of our family when I was younger. Makes one wonder when everything is going to get banned "for the good of the people" (Shouldn't that sound familiar to.... Communists?) because its "dangerous" next. Dangerous my ass. You throw them at a target, you don't aim at someones head. Lets work on banning the Wii next, I mean someone could end up with a broken body part if the Wiimote gets accidentally thrown at them. Please. Government, stop worrying about what everyone else is doing and start doing what you are supposed to be doing. Protecting our freedom. Banning a game is not protecting our freedom. Fellow Americans, can you all remember who will be doing more worrying about what everyone else is doing instead of protecting our freedoms when you go to vote? Because Obama doesn't give a damn about this country, he gives a damn about his power. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.82.141.84 ( talk) 23:11, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
Please leave your rant somewhere else. Trying telling the father of this 7 year old girl. http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/mp30/lawndarts.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eric Peebles ( talk • contribs) 15:32, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
I myself have had a foot borken form a errant horse shoe, perfectly sober thank you. They can, and have fallen from similar heights as a lawn dart. Especially from the hands of inexperienced shoe throwers. My neighbor took one to the windshield of his car. Imagein if he was driving! Ok. Here is my argument. Horse shoes should be labeled for "ADULT USE ONLY" or "Under the DIRECT SUPERVISION of an ADULT". Ralph nader had the Corvaire removed simply because his daughter was killed in one. (Please provide a reference for this nonsensical statement. Cross Reference ( talk) 13:51, 15 January 2011 (UTC)) Tragic, but there was NO direct correlation between the car's design and her death. Inexperience in driving was the cause. She coult have died in an M1 Abrhams tank in the right circumstance. Yes, children died from Lawn Darts. They have also died from the most seemingly harmless items laying arround the house we assume to be safe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.67.150.1 ( talk) 17:06, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
What did a lawn dart weigh? Badagnani ( talk) 04:42, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
I am sure there should be some sort of ironic examination of this ban! A harmless summer game involving hand thrown metal darts that are designed to drop into the ground.
Yet after a couple of accidents involving misuse, the CPA immediately outlaws them....whereas after Columbine, Virginia Tech et al, the National Rifle Association believes that the only time guns should be taken from their owners is from their "cold dead hands".
Classic...and very, very amusing... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.135.125 ( talk) 18:44, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
Or you're a smarmy idiot. -- 96.240.113.123 ( talk) 05:18, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
Firearms are expected to be lethal; law toys (teddy bears, baby cribs, etc) are not reasonably expected to be lethal, so the user apparently is not expected to be aware of danger. One could also wonder how many kids deterred from playing with lawn darts turned to bicycling or swimming in the summer? -- Naaman Brown ( talk) 20:11, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
So when was the first lawn dart produced...? TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 01:48, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Not a bad question. That's why I just came to this article, to find date of introduction. -- Naaman Brown ( talk) 20:05, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
Got two last summer. Manufactured new. Still being made. Awesome! 69.174.87.44 ( talk) 19:55, 15 April 2015 (UTC)Joe
I added the globalize/US tag to the "safety and bans" section because the current content brings to mind some unanswered questions: Is the death toll of lawn darts comparable in the rest of the world, and have bans been proposed or implemented anywhere outside of US and Canada? ~ booyabazooka 05:06, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
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I have some of these darts somewhere. I'll try to get some pictures up here. -- Kalmia 05:58, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
What is the derivation of "jarts"? - UtherSRG (talk) 13:40, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Possible Javelin + Darts? Saxophobia 03:56, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
It's a southernism, akin to the phrase "djeet yet?"? 5 October 2009 (EDT) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.242.15.26 ( talk) 14:28, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
It stuck in place. Those were innocent times. Should I add a picture of the scar? - Richfife 00:11, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
This article just got linked to on Slashdot today. Watch for trolls! E. Sn0 =31337= Talk 19:44, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
There were several versions of lawn darts made by different companies. One of the oddest was mostly plastic, with only the tip being metal. The fins were free to rotate and slide along a plastic shaft. The three fins had angled tips so they'd spin during flight, presumably to improve accuracy. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.136.145.226 ( talk) 04:06, 22 December 2006 (UTC).
I changed the language from 'use' to 'sale' regarding UK because the wording made it seem like Lawn Darts are illegal to use in the USA (as far as I can tell they are only banned for sale).
In the current version of the article, there is a reference to a 1997 death, followed by phrase "citation needed". The reference in the previous sentence (a pointer to the US CPSC web site) discusses the event and proves the 1997 date. Is the "citation needed" reference there because someone did not check the previous sentences reference? Or is the issue that we are not sure that 1997 is still the most recent? http://www.jarts.com/media.htm makes a reference to a 1980 murder using lawn darts, but no reference to the age (and since the injury was intentional rather than accidental, the circumstances are different than what caused the ban.) Andrew.langmead 12:51, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
Should this be listed in a category with nailbombs and such? Possession of lawn darts is not illegal, neither is their use. They are only illegal to sell (in the US). I'd remove it, but curious to know what others think. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Djdatapimp ( talk • contribs) 22:48, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
"when misused, these darts can cause skull punctures and other serious injuries"
I didn't even know these got banned. This actually used to be an outdoor family game of our family when I was younger. Makes one wonder when everything is going to get banned "for the good of the people" (Shouldn't that sound familiar to.... Communists?) because its "dangerous" next. Dangerous my ass. You throw them at a target, you don't aim at someones head. Lets work on banning the Wii next, I mean someone could end up with a broken body part if the Wiimote gets accidentally thrown at them. Please. Government, stop worrying about what everyone else is doing and start doing what you are supposed to be doing. Protecting our freedom. Banning a game is not protecting our freedom. Fellow Americans, can you all remember who will be doing more worrying about what everyone else is doing instead of protecting our freedoms when you go to vote? Because Obama doesn't give a damn about this country, he gives a damn about his power. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.82.141.84 ( talk) 23:11, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
Please leave your rant somewhere else. Trying telling the father of this 7 year old girl. http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/mp30/lawndarts.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eric Peebles ( talk • contribs) 15:32, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
I myself have had a foot borken form a errant horse shoe, perfectly sober thank you. They can, and have fallen from similar heights as a lawn dart. Especially from the hands of inexperienced shoe throwers. My neighbor took one to the windshield of his car. Imagein if he was driving! Ok. Here is my argument. Horse shoes should be labeled for "ADULT USE ONLY" or "Under the DIRECT SUPERVISION of an ADULT". Ralph nader had the Corvaire removed simply because his daughter was killed in one. (Please provide a reference for this nonsensical statement. Cross Reference ( talk) 13:51, 15 January 2011 (UTC)) Tragic, but there was NO direct correlation between the car's design and her death. Inexperience in driving was the cause. She coult have died in an M1 Abrhams tank in the right circumstance. Yes, children died from Lawn Darts. They have also died from the most seemingly harmless items laying arround the house we assume to be safe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.67.150.1 ( talk) 17:06, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
What did a lawn dart weigh? Badagnani ( talk) 04:42, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
I am sure there should be some sort of ironic examination of this ban! A harmless summer game involving hand thrown metal darts that are designed to drop into the ground.
Yet after a couple of accidents involving misuse, the CPA immediately outlaws them....whereas after Columbine, Virginia Tech et al, the National Rifle Association believes that the only time guns should be taken from their owners is from their "cold dead hands".
Classic...and very, very amusing... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.135.125 ( talk) 18:44, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
Or you're a smarmy idiot. -- 96.240.113.123 ( talk) 05:18, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
Firearms are expected to be lethal; law toys (teddy bears, baby cribs, etc) are not reasonably expected to be lethal, so the user apparently is not expected to be aware of danger. One could also wonder how many kids deterred from playing with lawn darts turned to bicycling or swimming in the summer? -- Naaman Brown ( talk) 20:11, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
So when was the first lawn dart produced...? TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 01:48, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Not a bad question. That's why I just came to this article, to find date of introduction. -- Naaman Brown ( talk) 20:05, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
Got two last summer. Manufactured new. Still being made. Awesome! 69.174.87.44 ( talk) 19:55, 15 April 2015 (UTC)Joe
I added the globalize/US tag to the "safety and bans" section because the current content brings to mind some unanswered questions: Is the death toll of lawn darts comparable in the rest of the world, and have bans been proposed or implemented anywhere outside of US and Canada? ~ booyabazooka 05:06, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
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