Between the early 1960s and the middle of the 1970s, a toy is known as the “Water Wiggle” was popular among children in the United States.
Wham’s “Water O’s Wiggle” was an unqualified hit when it was first made available to the public in 1962. During those 17 years, Wham-O had accumulated slightly more than 2.5 million water wiggles.
The plaything consisted of a plastic hose that was seven feet long, attached to an aluminium water-jet nozzle, and topped off with a bell-shaped plastic head cap to complete the construction.
It was intended to be used with a garden hose so that as many people as possible could take advantage of the water. During that time period, the marketing value was approximately $3.50.
Water Wiggle Deaths: Victims Who Lost Life To The Infamous Toy
One of Wham-most O’s most hazardous yard toys to date is the “Water Wiggle.” The pivotal event occurred on March 25, 1978, when four-year-old Jonathan passed away.
The baby was utilizing a disassembled “Water Wiggle,” from which the bell-shaped head had been cut off or removed while playing with other children in the yard.
The 3-year-old boy suffocated after the exposed aluminium nozzle became caught in his mouth. Wham-O claimed to be unaware of the circumstances surrounding the toy’s disassembly or how the nozzle ended up in the child’s mouth.
Robert McCabe, the boy’s father, attempted to pull out the “Water Wiggle” toy that was ready to rise in the child’s neck with a butter knife. Water had accumulated in the baby’s head, chest, and lungs when he was brought away in his father’s arms.
