Gone are the days when kids would be content rolling a tyre down a street with a stick. Now they demand iPads, apps and motion controllers to keep boredom at bay.
Sitting at the absolute pinnacle of the spoiled child tree has to be Razor's Crazy Cart. At nearly £400, it's the sort of thing that would require multiple birthday and Christmas combos for all but the most lucky of children.
But those who do get their hands on one will not be disappointed. The Crazy Cart is without doubt one of the greatest toys we have ever played with - and sits right at the top of our must-have gadgets list.
Imagine, if you will, that you are 10 years old. Someone gives you a small electric go-kart that you can drift around in any direction - even backwards - and lets you run wild with it. This is what the Crazy Cart is all about - the only difference being that we are adults, and squeezing ourselves into its relatively small plastic seat isn't easy.
It takes about 8 hours to charge and gives around 40 minutes of constant use, which could do with being a bit longer. The real issue though is that it's hugely heavy, so you are going to want a garage and a park nearby if you want to avoid lugging the cart about. It's far too heavy for young ones to carry.
As for the cart itself, it's a very simple thing. A pair of trolley wheels which can be raised and lowered at the back of the cart via a lever are what allows you to drift about and spin in any direction.
The whole thing is driven by an electric motor that is attached to a central wheel, sat directly below the cart's steering wheel. Pushing the throttle will get the cart to build speed. You can then turn the wheel, lift the trolley casters at the back and then slide about.
It takes some practice but once you get it, is hugely fun. The cart can also build up quite a lot of speed when fully charged. We definitely advise sticking a helmet on if you are handing the keys over to young kids, as it's quite easy to crash the cart.
Other than that, the Crazy Cart is all about fun. The way it moves about is difficult to explain, so it's probably worth watching a video of us looking fairly stupid driving in it about the streets of Soho.
As for grown-up use, for those that are tempted, anyone below 5'10' will fit into the driver's seat comfortably. Anyone taller is going to feel very uncomfortable.
The cart is bright red and covered in stickers though, so expect most people to look at you like you're a bit of an idiot. Not that it matters - we did our daily commute in the Crazy Cart one day and had more fun on the way to work than ever before.
Expect the Crazy Cart to be a big deal this Christmas. It's already seen huge success in the United States, and we imagine it will do the same over here.
Make sure you keep an eye out for them in parks in future, particularly at a shin-based level as these things really hurt if they crash into you. Not that we crashed much during our testing... of course.
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