Post #199445 by SugarCaddyDaddy on Mon, Nov 21, 2005 11:03 PM

Naugatiki,
Having owned a collectibles store for a number of years, I was fortunate enough to accumulate a number of clackers, some used, some still sealed in their plastic bag. Funny how I came across this thread since not too long ago I actually "got the balls" (yes, pun intended) to take out a never-been-used set out to my backyard and have at it...

Of course, realizing that the age of the resin and the force I was looking to put on those bad boys may end up in shattered pieces, I put on a pair of safety glasses, and started to "clack" away. It took a minute or two to get the REAL force and momentum up to get that good 'ol familiar clacking, just like when I was a kid. For about 5 seconds I was in heaven and pretty proud of myself that I was able to get the clackers going really good. About 20 clacks into it, I stopped for a brief moment just to re-adjust my grip and hunkered down to get a good hard clacking action going for my second round. So once again I got the momentum going and then I layed into it....this time the clacking seemed twice as loud and for a brief second or two I went ahead and looked away (still with the safety glasses on) and gave it my all before my arm would give way, then all of a sudden POP, they both shattered. I listened carefully to get a hint of where the pieces went, but I heard no landing of any pieces whatsoever. I scanned my backyard for a few minutes, but found nothing.

It was fun, but I'm not sure if I'll do that again...although I have 4 sets left...haha.

Just my 2 (resin) coconuts worth...