READING, PA — According to sources, a local mother was carefully looking through the toy aisles of a nearby store for the perfect present that her child would break in four seconds.

Several witnesses close to the family said the woman was hoping her son Gerald could get a few precious seconds with a raggedy Chinese-made plastic toy before it would crack in half or totally malfunction.

"Hm, should get the cheap China-made toy dump truck, or the cheap China-made police car?" said the mother of 4 to herself. "Gerald is bound to enjoy one of these toys for a handful of moments before it becomes trash in my house the very same morning it's opened."

Experts said most toys on Christmas morning last an average of 5 seconds of playtime. "China is currently researching technology that will allow

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