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Swing Wing (toy)

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The Swing Wing is a toy worn on the head and twirled by moving the neck and/or body in a back and forth motion, similar to the Hula Hoop. It was developed by Transogram Games and introduced in 1965.[1] It gave people concussions due to the swinging force of the blade.[citation needed]

An original 1965 Swing Wing box on display at an exhibit on dangerous toys in 2022 at the Napa Valley Museum.[2]

The toy has received recent notoriety appearing on several television shows, including Fox News Channel's late night show Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld on May 22, 2008[citation needed], G4's Attack of the Show!, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and the Adult Swim game, Jazzpunk[3] as well as The Gruen Transfer,[4] Good Mythical Morning, and the Roly YouTube channel.

References

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  1. ^ Video of Swing Wing Commercial, Public Domain, Prelinger Archives.
  2. ^ "DANGEROUS GAMES: Treacherous Toys We Loved as Kids".
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np69ssGoJao, Jazzpunk in-game reference
  4. ^ https://theeducationshop.com.au/downloads/atom-study-guides/gruen-transfer-the-series-4-episode-05/, "The Worst Product Ever"