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88mphGoonie
181 Posts
17 years, 5 months ago
Remember slap bracelets?

I remember that they were all the rage in the late 80s early 90s.

For those who can't remember them, they were a thin strip of metal that coiled up when slapped hard. They were usually covered with a colorful fabric (below).



WARNING: I remember one time I had a friend that took the fabric off of his to see what it looked like and it was nothing but a dull piece of thin metal. I think he cut himself with it. :eek:

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    akiraman26
    234 Posts
    17 years, 5 months ago
    they hurt as hell then you slap them fast, did cut myself alittle.
      shankenstein
      769 Posts
      17 years, 5 months ago
      Yeah, they were banned in some schools, but I thought they were soooo cool.
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        17 years, 5 months ago
        I remember those! The ones I've seen were different designs. :)
          System
          79987 Posts
          17 years, 5 months ago
          I remember those too. They reminded me of the rubber bracelet fad that hit in the mid-80's.
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            voltron82
            1003 Posts
            17 years, 5 months ago
            you can still find them in some places!! i wanna get some!! HAHA!!:D
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              17 years, 5 months ago
              I have two of the slap bracelets somewhere.
                2BaKIDagain
                95 Posts
                17 years, 5 months ago
                HAHA I remember those...got bored with them fast.
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                  brown_eyed1
                  1948 Posts
                  17 years, 5 months ago
                  shankenstein
                  Yeah, they were banned in some schools, but I thought they were soooo cool.


                  Hehe, me too. I had one in the third grade, and I remember my teacher threatening to take it.
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                    gustogummi
                    2602 Posts
                    17 years, 5 months ago
                    Slap bracelets were banned at my middle school. One girl cut herself with it and she was bleeding so badly, she had to be sent to the hospital and that's why the principal banned them permanently.
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                      brown_eyed1
                      1948 Posts
                      17 years, 5 months ago
                      gustogummi
                      Slap bracelets were banned at my middle school. One girl cut herself with it and she was bleeding so badly, she had to be sent to the hospital and that's why the principal banned them permanently.


                      ....Yikes.
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                        s600cam
                        141 Posts
                        17 years, 5 months ago
                        Slap bracelets are cool. But what I really remember were those spring shaped shoe laces. We used to trade and collect those at school. Do you know what I'm talking about? The ones you didn't have to tie. :)
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                          brown_eyed1
                          1948 Posts
                          17 years, 5 months ago
                          s600cam
                          Slap bracelets are cool. But what I really remember were those spring shaped shoe laces. We used to trade and collect those at school. Do you know what I'm talking about? The ones you didn't have to tie. :)


                          Yeah, the coiled shoelaces...those were called " 'Lastic Laces".

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