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Buckyballs Battles 'Government Gone Absurd'

Maker bucking calls to stop selling magnetic desk toy

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 17, 2012 4:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – The interests of business and of government regulators have met head-on in a battle over the Buckyballs magnetic desk toy. The rare-earth magnets are powerful enough to cause horrific injuries when swallowed by children, and while 11 other makers of similar products have complied with...   Read full story »

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