Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Water Guns

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the keep-away-from-the-blinkenlights dept.

K4GPB writes: "Animated article shows inner workings of water pump guns capable of shooting 50 feet. In 1982, a nuclear scientist named Lonnie Johnson came up with an ingenious solution...In the late '90s, a new wave of Super Soaker guns came out that boasted higher pressure levels." Super soakers make great cat behavior-correction devices too.

3 of 120 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Flammable Materials by Barbarian · · Score: 5

    When I was in junior high school, my friend tried this..they ended up with 2nd degree burns on one hand and 1st degree on the other hand and arm.

  2. Re:Flammable Materials by suss · · Score: 5

    Does anybody know what happens if you fill a supersoaker with gas, and light the gas as it sprays out? Instant flamethrower?

    2 words: Darwin Award.

  3. How Stuff Works by Spy+Hunter · · Score: 5
    How Stuff Works is really an amazing site.

    Ever wondered why power poles have 3 lines?
    Or how silencers work?
    How to pick locks?
    How lightsaber effects work (with links to how to make your own!)

    I could spend hours there.

    --
    main(c,r){for(r=32;r;) printf(++c>31?c=!r--,"\n":c<r?" ":~c&r?" `":" #");}