Rememer those water guns??

Did you know that a Nuclear scientist designed the "super soaker"??

Nerds are cool =) ahha

In 1982, a nuclear scientist named Lonnie Johnson came up with an ingenious solution to this problem. In his spare time, he was working on a new heat-pump system that would use moving water to regulate temperature. Late one night, he attached a model of the pumping mechanism to the bathroom sink, and was startled by the powerful water blast that shot across the room. In that instant, he was struck by the idea for a water gun that would use compressed air to provide pressure for a water blast.

The CPS 1200 Super Soaker has two water reservoirs, an expandable water bladder and a hand-operated pump system.

To make his idea a reality, Johnson enlisted the help of an accomplished inventor named Bruce D'Andrade. Together, D'Andrade and Johnson came up with the basic design that would become theSuper Soaker.

Taken from www.howstuffworks.com.