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  • Now There's a Water Gun That Shoots Liquid Bullets and Refills Itself

    07/29/2018 5:32:48 AM PDT · by vannrox · 20 replies
    gizmodo ^ | 25JUL18 | Andrew Liszewski
    Until the Super Soaker came along in 1990, water guns hadn’t changed much in over a century. But the Super Soaker was 28 years ago, and a group of German engineers and designers think it’s finally time for water guns to evolve again. They’ve created the self-filling Spyra One that fires quick bursts of water instead of a steady stream, which promises to improve accuracy and distance. The Super Soaker was a staple of my childhood, as it was for millions of other kids, but most of my summer afternoons were either spent refilling the blaster, or endlessly pumping air...
  • "Oh, to be in office now that summer's in the air!"

    06/09/2010 6:47:24 AM PDT · by AnotherDayInParadise · 3 replies · 20+ views
    Joe Biden and Rahm Emanuel played while the oil spilled into the Gulf. See the pics.
  • Converted Boeing 747 supertanker set to fight western wildfires

    06/03/2006 10:53:21 AM PDT · by Fractal Trader · 28 replies · 1,330+ views
    ABC4 TV ^ | 31 May 2006
    Coming soon to a wildfire near you: The next generation in airborne fire fighting. It is a converted 747-200. Instead of carrying passengers, the retired airliner has been outfitted with huge tanks capable of carrying 20,500 gallons of fire retardant roughly 7 times the amount carried by the largest air tankers in the current, aging fleet. Evergreen International of Oregon showed off its "supertanker" Tuesday in Boise. Its spent $40,000,000 converting the 747 and is now campaigning to get the Federal land management agencies to add it to their fire fighting arsenal. The Federal government is working out the details...