Sophie Ash… Dr Megit (chemistry master at Hastings Grammar School) was pretty constantly aghast at the general availability of these, saying that H2S is lethal in parts-per-million concentrations!
Dennis Torrance… Never knew it was lethal but as a kid used them rather a lot
Arthur Sutherland… Well, did anybody die? You don’t see a lot of joke shops which used to sell them.
Andy Morrison… I’m 26, they were available at a local joke/magic shop when I was at school but not seen them since
Jeff Belton… Remember them very well. Especially school days, one morning whilst in assembly, the headmaster telling over 300 lads ( all boys school) the weekly news, when alot of us could smell this horrible smell, then I noticed the teachers could smell it. Then the headmaster. He noticed a boy laughing, he said , Was that you, if so stop it ! To our surprise the boy shouted back, Yes Sir which way did it go ? . The Head didn’t look very happy at first , shouted at him, but started to laugh. But the lad got detention he was found with the stink bombs on him, and let off that morning.
Darren Holmes… Our year got banned from the Grammar School Service after a rampage of stink bombs were let off around the town, Stade and Old Town were let off. After that day only the ex Priory Road boys in our year were allowed to attend!!!
Steve Mann… Me and some one who will remain nameless did every shop in Ore village, Ore library, , lots of houses when windows were left open and broke one in half and poured inside my brothers shirt – all in one summer holiday and we were still at Red Lake Primary.
Clifford Rose… End of year school assembly were popular.
Alan Esdaile… I think you used to be able to buy them from Maxwells beginning of George Street by the lift.
Darren Holmes… you use to get them from Toybox opposite Disc Jockey in Queens Road
