Zero Blaster Reviewed

Daniel Rutter writes "I've just reviewed the Zero Blaster, the smoke ring gun that ThinkGeek (among others) sell. It works. It's fun. It's a vortex ring physics demonstration with two triggers and a see-through mechanism. What more could you want for $20?" Thinkgeek and Slashdot are both owned by VA Software.

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What, indeed.....

[mao che minh]

"What more could you want for $20?"

Do I really even have to answer that question?

Some possibilities:

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This toy sucks

[anarchima]

My chemistry teacher bought this thing from thinkgeek because he was impressed by it. It doesn't shoot rings very far (a few centimeters really) and makes a horrible stink. Not as cool as you might think from the review and all the advertisements... :(

Hi

[Anonymous Coward]

Get a life.

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[Anonymous Coward]

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[Anonymous Coward]

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[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:MOD FAG DOWN

[Anonymous Coward]

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