Squeak,
Why not? Aside from credit cards (which kids shouldn’t have anyway), it was the only non-electronic item on his list — in a thread dealing with electronic items. He must have had a reason to include it. As such, I would like to know what’s so inherently evil about tripods*.
The Wolf
(* FTR, I don’t think the other things he mentions [except for credit cards] are inherently “evil” and wrong for kids either.)