Engineer Guy: NERF Blaster

YT: Bill reveals the engineering design of a NERF blaster, including how it shoots only one dart at a time using a novel air restriction mechanism.
AeroMechanicalsays...

Nerf toys were always the coolest when I was a kid. I haven't played with one in over 20 years, but we had endless fun with the old Nerf Blast-A-Balls when I was smaller. They made a great noise. That might have been the first Nerf "blaster" they made. Simple, cheap, fun. Perfect.

antsays...

Ha. At my former employer with (geek/nerd)s, adults played with them!

AeroMechanicalsaid:

Nerf toys were always the coolest when I was a kid. I haven't played with one in over 20 years, but we had endless fun with the old Nerf Blast-A-Balls when I was smaller. They made a great noise. That might have been the first Nerf "blaster" they made. Simple, cheap, fun. Perfect.

poolcleanersays...

I only work at companies which have a constant state of endemic nerf warfare. It's the only motivation for this dog of war restricted to corporate existence. Find me someone to mildly beat upon with projectiles and I will be the hardest working employee ever.

antsaid:

Ha. At my former employer with (geek/nerd)s, adults played with them!

antjokingly says...

/me shoots you with Nerf gun bullets.

poolcleanersaid:

I only work at companies which have a constant state of endemic nerf warfare. It's the only motivation for this dog of war restricted to corporate existence. Find me someone to mildly beat upon with projectiles and I will be the hardest working employee ever.

Asmosays...

It's great how even something relatively pointless (in the grand scheme of things) like a foam dart gun can incorporate not only ingenious engineering, but also efficient and appropriate engineering (ie. robust enough to deal with kids who are breaking machines =)

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