There’s a famous patent case that involves the Super Soaker water gun that I recently read for my IP survey course. I think I was close to the ideal water fight age when the Super Soaker was introduced, and I’ve completely forgotten about these guns since. I had the yellow and green gun, which was at the lower end of the first product line. The next gun up was blue and had two tanks. For those who had the green and yellow gun… ah yeah – you know it was superior. It didn’t hold as much water but you could pump it up more and get much better distance.

The web wasn’t around when the original Super Soakers came out, but for those who haven’t thought about water fights in a while, check out what Super Soakers look like now! How advanced can water-gun technology get? “This series extends the soaking dimension.” I’m sure it must be good then.

Also check out this informal but interesting history.