These miniature plastic or metal ballistas can fire a toothpick with enough force to pierce cardboard Schools across the U.S. and Europe may have begun banning fidget spinners, but the popular ...

A listing by a Chinese seller on eBay's U.S. site for a miniature crossbow capable of firing toothpicks is seen on a computer screen in Beijing, Friday, June 23, 2017. Powerful mini-crossbows that ...

This latest toy in China is causing alarm amongst parents. A new pellet-shooting mini crossbow is picking up in popularity. The handsized toy, which can be held and fired like a handgun, shoots small ...

Handheld miniature crossbows designed to shoot toothpicks are the latest trending toy in China. But this is no innocuous fidget-spinner. Parents have raised concerns that the toy crossbows can be ...

LUSHUI, China (Reuters) - Deep inside mountains along the China-Myanmar border, a 26-year-old ethnic Lisu villager, surnamed Zhang, sharpens his crossbow arrows to prepare for a hunt. For Zhang and ...

A Chinese man miraculously survived being struck in the chest with a crossbow — just a hair away from his heart, according to a report. Xiao Peng was accidentally shot by the bolt launched from a ...

The Daily Mail reports the weapon could fire an arrow 792 meters (2,600 feet). Whether the figure is correct or not, the crossbow was found complete near a terracotta warrior during ongoing ...

The man was identified as Zhanyuan Yang, according to The Associated Press. San Francisco Police Acting Commander Mark Im said at a virtual town hall Thursday that Yang was hiding against a wall with ...

BEIJING (AP) – Powerful mini-crossbows that shoot toothpicks and needles are the new must-have toy for schoolkids across China – and a nightmare for concerned parents and school officials. Several ...

Schools across the U.S. and Europe may have begun banning fidget spinners, but the popular children’s toy has nothing on the new kid’s contraption sweeping China. Enter the toothpick crossbow. These ...