Editing Clackers (section)

== History ==
The toys were created in the 1960s. Because it was "addicting" to some kids, millions of clackers were sold by the early 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-03-24 |title=Clackers, the Popular Toy That Was Banned in the 1970s Just Because It Injured Kids |url=https://vintagenewsdaily.com/clackers-the-popular-toy-that-was-banned-in-the-1970s-just-because-it-injured-kids/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Vintage News Daily |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Safety hazard ===
[[File:Klik-klak-rage-513001.ogv|thumb|1971 Dutch newsreel covering the toy's popularity as "Klik-klak-rage"]]
Clackers were taken off the market in the United States and Canada when reports came out of children becoming injured while playing with them. Fairly heavy and fast-moving, and made of hard [[Polymethyl methacrylate|acrylic plastic]], the balls would occasionally shatter upon striking each other.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Johnson |first1=Barb |title=More of this world or maybe another: Stories |date=20 October 2009 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pz8mD9Vn6OQC&dq=clackers+toy&pg=PA198 |publisher=Harper Collins |isbn=9780061944048}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=February 12, 1971 |title='Clacker' Injuries Reported by F.D.A. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/12/archives/clacker-injuries-reported-by-fda.html |access-date=5 January 2023 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> In the United States, they were classed as a "mechanical hazard" in ''[[United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls]]''.<ref name="case">{{cite court|litigants=United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls|vol=413|reporter=F. Supp.|opinion=1281|court=E.D. Wisc.|date=1976|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/413/1281/1660578/|access-date=2017-11-13}}</ref>

=== Revival ===
A redesigned version of Clackers enjoyed a revival in the 1990s. The new design used modern plastics which would not shatter and two free-swinging, opposing triangles attached to a handle, with weighted balls at the ends. They are often sold in bright neon colors as noisemaker toys or party favors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kastor |first1=Elizabeth |date=1990-10-18 |title=THE TOY THAT DRIVES ADULTS CLACKERS |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/10/18/the-toy-that-drives-adults-clackers/cdc3ed7e-c5d0-4fa4-8fe0-a0c2dc055753/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

==== Egypt ====
In 2017, the original form of the toy was revived in [[Egypt]] and gained popularity among schoolchildren. It became famous under the name "Sisi's balls" referring to the [[testicles]] of the Egyptian president [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]]. The police subsequently arrested 41 clacker sellers and confiscated 1,403 pairs of the toy which they considered offensive to the government.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-09 |title='Sisi's balls': Egypt cracks down on popular children's toy making fun of president's 'clackers' |url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2017/11/8/sisis-balls-egypt-cracks-down-on-popular-childrens-toy |access-date=2018-02-17 |website=[[The New Arab]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=Ägypten: Festnahmen wegen "Sisis Eier"-Bällen |url=https://derstandard.at/2000068831593/Aegypten-Festnahmen-wegenSisis-Eier-Baellen |access-date=2018-02-17 |work=derStandard}}</ref>

=== Latto-latto ===
[[File:Bulac,_Santa_Maria,_Bulacan_29.jpg |thumb|upright|Lato-lato became a popular toy in the [[Philippines]] during the 2020s]]
In late 2022, the toy became popular in [[Indonesia]], where it is known as ''latto-latto'' or ''katto-katto''. (''Latto'' is a [[Buginese language|Buginese]] word which means a clacking sound, while ''katto'' a similar word in Makassarese.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Safhira |first=Vidia Elfa |date=2022-12-24 |title=Mengenal Latto-Latto, Mainan Tradisional yang Kembali Viral |url=https://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/teknologi/pr-016008464/mengenal-latto-latto-mainan-tradisional-yang-kembali-viral |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Pikiran-Rakyat.com |language=id}}</ref>) The [[President of Indonesia]] [[Joko Widodo]] was also seen playing with the toy. Actor [[Paul Rudd]] was asked to play the toy when he visited Indonesia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Guiao |first=Micah |date=2023-06-15 |title=Turns Out Lato-Lato Has Western Origins: What to Know About "Newton's Yo-Yo" |url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/trending/105200/lato-lato-craze-in-the-philippines-a5229-20230615?s=rjqvc2hfk9esufffm6hq95auio |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=[[Spot.ph]] |language=en}}</ref> 

Its popularity spread through [[TikTok]] to the neighboring [[Philippines]] in 2023, where it is known as ''latto-latto''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Santos |first1=Justine Nicholas |date=2023-06-01 |title='Lato-lato': What is it and why is it trending now? |url=https://pop.inquirer.net/345574/lato-lato-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-a-trend-now |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2023-06-04 |title=Lato-lato toy trends on TikTok; doctor shares safety tips when playing |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/hashtag/content/872006/lato-lato-toy-trends-on-tiktok-doctor-shares-safety-tips-when-playing/story/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |work=[[GMA News Online]]}}</ref> There were several latto-latto competitions in [[Luzon]], with high cash prizes.<ref name=":0" /> A government-launched tourism competition was held in [[Cainta]], [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]], with kids included.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maramara |first=Kyzia |date=2023-06-14 |title=Lato Lato, the Toy That Has Taken Philippines by Storm |url=https://8list.ph/lato-lato-philippines/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=8List.ph |language=en-US}}</ref> The toy was also popular in [[Singapore]], with [[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore|Deputy Prime Minister]] [[Lawrence Wong]] playing the toy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sukri |first=Hazeeq |date=2023-04-21 |title=Clack clack! What's the story behind lato-lato, the viral toy craze that's in full swing in Singapore? |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/lato-lato-history-facts-indonesia-singapore-354851 |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=CNA Lifestyle |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, the toy became popular in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news |date=2024-08-11 |title=Clackers a threat to children's safety |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1851422/clackers-a-threat-to-childrens-safety |access-date=2024-08-21 |work=Dawn}}</ref>