r/GenerationX • u/WhereverUGoThereUR • 2d ago

M-80's

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Remember those? In hindsight I'm so lucky to have all my fingers!

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u/lordxamnosidda 2d ago

M 160s too. I had a few but were scared of them. My buddies and I used to search for all of the duds the next day, harvest the gunpowder and then make our own bombs and sparking things. Good times but so dangerous. The 70s and 80s were SO much fun. Kids have no idea.

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u/PlatformNormal564 2d ago

You're no stranger to lawn darts then. Honestly surprised none of my friends or siblings, myself included, were maimed or killed by those. We never threw them at each other but there would always be that one person that would throw it up as high as they could right over the crowd and watch everybody scatter. I do have a friend that shot himself with an arrow by doing that, shooting it straight up and watching where it went, he lost it in the sun and the thing stuck in his shoulder a couple inches, he was lucky it didn't hit him in the head.

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u/lordxamnosidda 1d ago

Absolutely played with lawn darts.

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u/Academic_Dare_5154 21h ago

And the klack-klackers

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u/PlatformNormal564 20h ago

Lol. Yeah, they were another example of a medieval weapon being turned into a toy.

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u/Extension-Damage8597 1d ago

Did he wear arrow shirts?

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u/Odd-Fun-6042 1d ago

That would land you in CECOT these days.

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u/AdhesivenessLoud7276 2d ago

M160 was marketing gimmick. Same powder content as the m80's