A slap bracelet (or snap bracelet) is a bracelet comprised of layered, flexible metal bands sealed within a colorful fabric cover. The bracelet can be straightened out, creating tension within the springy metal bands. The straightened bracelet is then slapped against the wearer's forearm, causing the bands to spring back into a curve which wraps around the wrist, securing the bracelet to the wearer. The slap bracelet was a popular fad among children, pre-teens and teenagers in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was available in a huge number of then-popular patterns and colors. Image File history File links Slapbracelet. ... Bead and wire styled Bracelet. ... Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily loses electrons to form positive ions (cations) and has metallic bonds between metal atoms. ... Tension is a reaction force applied by a stretched string (rope or a similar object) on the objects which stretch it. ... In biochemistry, flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) is the precursor molecule to FADH2. ... A male Caucasian toddler child A child (plural: children) is a young human. ... A Preteen or pre-teen refers to a stage of human development during childhood. ... Teenagers is the fourth single and eleventh track from My Chemical Romances third studio album, The Black Parade. ... The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...
Many schools at the time banned the bracelets on campus after students suffered wrist injuries while putting the bracelets on. The school bans helped to usher the fad out of the mainstream once children were no longer able to wear them to classes.
The original "Slap Wrap" bracelet was invented by Main Street Toy Company of Simsbury, CT. The imitation bracelets had a tendency to split open, causing many finger and wrist injuries. Walmart and Walgreens Co. recalled all imitation slap wraps from their stores after a lawsuit. Simsbury is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ... Look up CT, Ct, ct in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...
A little day-glo fun for the masochist in all of us, slapbracelets were part of the ever-growing fascination with neon plastics and their role as cool accessories.
The novelty of the slapbracelet was its ability to curl upon itself when smacked against a curved object.
Slapbracelets were adopted by the 'return to childhood' rave scene of the 90's.
A slapbracelet (or snap bracelet) is a bracelet comprised of layered, flexible metal bands sealed within a colorful fabric cover.
The straightened bracelet is then slapped against the wearer's forearm, causing the bands to spring back into a curve which wraps around the wrist, securing the bracelet to the wearer.
The slapbracelet was a popular fad among children, pre-teens and teenagers in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was available in a huge number of then-popular patterns and colors.
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