r/BeAmazed • u/OkToday1443 • 3d ago

Art "One two shake shake" GOES HARD!

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u/Gren57 3d ago

Clackers in the '70s would shatter into pieces causing injury. How are these different?

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u/momomomorgatron 3d ago

Clackers as far as inknow are just weird ass toys. Like yeah, im.being a privileged 27 year old, and yes while k see the fun, clackers are ridiculously funny because someone went

"what if we made a heavy ball that went clack to another heavy ball with a string!"

"Oh like as a instrument!?"

"Pish no! It's for kids to clack together and they're super heavy and you could beat someone to death with them!"

Okay now for the real part: these are Shakasha from Africa, originally a small gord with sand/rice/beans in it used for percussion. Probably as old as whatever culture it came from.

Clackers are 2 heavy resin balls together that clack cause kids like nose and things that go thwack!

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u/Gren57 2d ago

Were you maybe thinking of shekere? Regardless, someone figured out how to turn a shaker into a money-maker.