10 Star Trek Toys That Sucked
6. Star Trek Metal Detection Probe
Why?
The genesis of this toy takes a little mental gymnastics to understand. In 1841, the instrument that would come to be known as the metal detector was invented by Professor Heinrich Wilhelm Dove. It effectively worked by giving the Professor a shock when a piece of metal was placed in one of the tubes connected to the coils.
As you can imagine, it became the must-have Christmas gift that year!
Alright, hardly. Yet, over the century and a half since the initial conception, metal detecting has become a widespread hobby among many folks. It has also been refined to the point where various states have laws against the use of metal detectors, so having a piece of tie-in merchandising seems...odd.
There's nothing particularly Star Trek about this toy, bar the logo. Still, if it helped any aspiring Trek metal enthusiast discover Georgi's VISOR buried in the sand, then why not?
We might even wear out Spock Helmets while we're searching.