The Straits Times published a story on how the Kendama - a traditional wooden Japanese toy - has gotten popular in Singapore.

For the uninitiated, the Kendama looks like this:

The basic way to play the Kendama is to attempt to 'skewer' the wooden ball with the 'spike'. Advanced tricks are limited only by the player's imagination.

For example:

So here's a toy that is almost 250 years-old, and much like the Yo-Yo, has been played in many countries by countless children and adults. What could possibly go wrong right?

Whilst scrolling through the comments on ST's Facebook post of its Kendama article, we spotted this ban-hammer wielding strawberry generation Singaporean:

A child hurt herself while playing. That must have never happened before. The Internet understood her line of logic and came up with some of the best replies ever:

And here are our favourite responses which leak sarcasm:

If you are still clueless as to why youngsters are so into the Kendama, check this video out:

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Doesn't this remind you of the times you struggled to do the Rock-the-Baby on your Pro-Yo, Duncan Butterfly or Bumblebee?

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