How the Super Soaker Was Accidentally Invented
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4 min readMar 11, 2021
The Super Soaker has been a staple to cool off and have fun for kids and even adults during those long, hot summer months. But the invention of the Super Soaker came by accident. Luckily, the man who invented it was a NASA engineer named Lonnie Johnson, and he saw the potential for a toy that was a step above any squirt gun offered on the market.
