Talk:Super Soaker
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The title of this page needs to be changed to "Super Soaker", but it says I have to be logged in. I am! Can anyone else move it to that title?
Done. -- Jwinters | Talk 17:31, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Many thanks!
"Mainly, the gimmick behind the Max-D line was an angled nozzle that, when holding the body of the gun level, pointed the stream at a 45-degree angle, which technically maximizes projectile distance but is fairly useless for any sort of gun." - I haven't noticed any such mark on a Max-D gun. Indeed, I thought the primary differences were the Max-D trigger and no check valve - but I may be wrong. LightningStrike, can you help? --Andrew Spinner
Okay, someone altered it, so it doesn't matter too much now, but I might put something in about laminar flow.
Guys, guys. This page is ridiculous. It's practically an ADVERT for the SuperSoaker range. Wikipedia is supposed to be a neutral encylopaedia, and this page makes it look more like a forum for people's opinions. -- Cpl. Gaydar
It's hardly an advert when it openly criticises many Super Soakers. It's not exactly very enthusiastic about Hasbro's efforts in recent years. -- Andrew Spinner.
Come on, it's an article on water guns. I absolutely adored reading this article, and while it may not be normal encyclopedia fare, neither would most encyclopediae contain... articles on water guns. ^_^
Is it really fair for this page to be placed in the 1990s fads category? Andrew Spinner 11:36, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
I think it indeed reads rather like a forum: opinions are either inserted outright, as if fact (and if they are fact, undemonstrated), or they're introduced by weasel words. If these can't be sourced or referenced in any way, better to drop them, I think. Alai 03:57, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] super soaker range
"...allowing them to shoot water with greater power, range, and accuracy than conventional squirt guns." What does "greater power/range etc" mean? 5m? 10m? 100m? There is no actual numbers on this page. --Janto 10:31, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
No, correct English would state that there "are" no exact numbers, not there "is" no exact numbers. To me, it is implied that different Super Soakers will have different distances. I think that any set range would be debatable. [comment by 68.66.21.96]]
I see CPS 2000 has (albeit conflicting) range information on that specific class of super soaker. It would be interesting if this page at least had some information regarding range. --Janto 22:55, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] More Generic
A lot of the imformation on this page about the mechanics of water guns could be applied to many brands of water guns. Super Soaker is the best, but it's not the only good one. Perhaps a more generic article about water guns in general could be created. 12-15
I agree. There is a whole set of water blasters distinct from squirt guns. All lot of the technical information in this article could be transferred to a more generic article. Then we could break it down by brands, then by series, then by models. Ultor Solis 00:45, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Grammar
How can something be "originally invented" ... as opposed to "unoriginally invented" ??? Redundancy bugs me... But I don't know enough about Super Soakers to edit anything else in this article... Philosopher Torin 06:53, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
- I didn't read the article, but it probably means "first invented". It is, in fact, possible to invent something that has already been invented, provided you don'tt cheat. [- Andrew Nagy] 68.44.13.236 23:46, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "the online soaker communities"
You're kidding me, right? Krupo 06:00, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
What?Andrew Spinner 17:51, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Revised for brevity.
Please save the really gory details for supersoakerfans.com. A comprehensive catalog of the technical specifications of every Super Soaker ever made is not encyclopedic. PatrickFisher 10:56, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
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- BTW, I have the SS 100, SS 200, XP 15 and CPS 2500, myself, and fond memories. But this is an encyclopedia. PatrickFisher 11:05, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Oozinator and Artic Shock
These aren't model ranges, but rather models from the SoakerTag Elite and SoakerTag lines respectively. I don't believe they belong in that list - does anyone else have an opinion on this? If not, I'll probably remove them. Andrew Spinner 08:23, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
Yes, move them. Ultor Solis 00:48, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Banned
Does anyone have info on these being banned? About 10 years ago, schools and even cities banned these; it was the "our kids are in jeopardy" craze of the time. --Chris Griswold (☎☓) 10:35, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
