Banned in America - the chocolate Kinder Egg
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Sharing a Kinder Egg experience for the benefit of America - where it is banned, and possession can carry a fine of hundreds or thousands of dollars. Which probably makes it one of the most desirable confections there. (There is apparently a thriving black market.)
According to Wikipedia, the ban is because the chocolate egg contains a non-nutritive object with no function in eating the candy. A functional non-nutritive component might be the stick in a lollipop.
You can however get a newer version of the Kinder egg which is supplied in two sections. The edible bit and a separate section with the toy, to reduce the risk of them getting mixed up.
Kinder eggs are legal in just about every other country in the world including Mexico and Canada, because the children in those countries are perceived as being more capable of differentiating between chocolate and a plastic toy. Thankfully the American children are compensated for this travesty by the right to brandish real guns.
Chile has also banned the Kinder egg (And Mcdonald's happy meals) as they believe the toys encourage obesity. This follows the release of a toy called the Mc Foie gras which forced Chicken McNuggets down children's throats to fatten them up. (The last bit might not be factual.)
The quality of the toys has gradually been lowered - corporate style, from mini airfix style kits to basic solid characters or the simple movement devices as in this egg.
I didn't quite finish assembling this one correctly. It required extreme adult force to get the rear legs of the Kangarabbit into its position, and once in, it flipped better and actually did a forward somersault consistently when flipped.
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According to Wikipedia, the ban is because the chocolate egg contains a non-nutritive object with no function in eating the candy. A functional non-nutritive component might be the stick in a lollipop.
You can however get a newer version of the Kinder egg which is supplied in two sections. The edible bit and a separate section with the toy, to reduce the risk of them getting mixed up.
Kinder eggs are legal in just about every other country in the world including Mexico and Canada, because the children in those countries are perceived as being more capable of differentiating between chocolate and a plastic toy. Thankfully the American children are compensated for this travesty by the right to brandish real guns.
Chile has also banned the Kinder egg (And Mcdonald's happy meals) as they believe the toys encourage obesity. This follows the release of a toy called the Mc Foie gras which forced Chicken McNuggets down children's throats to fatten them up. (The last bit might not be factual.)
The quality of the toys has gradually been lowered - corporate style, from mini airfix style kits to basic solid characters or the simple movement devices as in this egg.
I didn't quite finish assembling this one correctly. It required extreme adult force to get the rear legs of the Kangarabbit into its position, and once in, it flipped better and actually did a forward somersault consistently when flipped.
If you enjoy my videos, you can help support the channel with a dollar or two for coffee, cookies and gadgets, and keep it independent from the quirks of the YouTube algorithm by supporting me on Patreon. Which also lets me link to my content on other platforms if YouTube uses the ban-hammer (again!)
I release content for critique and feedback on Patreon as soon as it has been made.
https://www.patreon.com/bigclive
Alternatively, for a single contribution you can use PayPal:-
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigclive
#ElectronicsCreators
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