# Looking for a Wham-O toy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wham-o-toy/977938>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 9, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wham-o-toy/977938 "2023-01-09T20:00:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wham-o-toy/977938/41 "2023-01-10T23:08:21Z")

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> [@TroutMan](#):
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> Of course, being cheap, we’d also make our own by cutting soda cans. Those worked just as well, but you definitely could (and did) hurt yourself on the cut edge.

Now you know how to quickly create zombie-fighting weapons if the apocalypse ever arrives.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wham-o-toy/977938/42 "2023-01-11T00:14:28Z")

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My approximate age is 65, and I remember the original toy.

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wham-o-toy/977938/43 "2023-01-11T00:26:30Z")

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Your memory is better than mine. 😀

And try the metal version. It flew much better.

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