Ever Played with These 2 Balls ?

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Ha! I knew that would get your attention! I won't be surprised if my visitor count rises sharply over the next few days. 


Take a look at this picture ...

Look familiar ? Does it trigger some memories ?


These are the Klacker balls (also called Klik-Klaks, Ker-Bangers and a variety of other brand names), a toy first introduced onto the market in the late 1960's and lasted into the early 1970's. They consisted of two balls attached to a string. Most of the time, in the middle of the string, was a Ring for the user to hold onto. This was really a very simple idea. The balls looked like they were made of glass, but were really made of acrylic, which is a very dense, hard, plastic. The object of this game was to get the two balls going and have them 'CLICK' against each other. The user would build up momentum until the two balls were hitting each other on the top and on the bottom in an arc. This was challenging. Once you got it going, the balls would make a 'Click-Clack' sound, thus giving the game its name.


If you still cannot recall, maybe this video will help ...

Eventually these toys were removed from the shelves because it was reported that if they were hit the wrong way, they would shatter on impact. However I doubt anyone in Kuching ever saw that actually happening. It was probably just a safety precaution.