Super Soaker 50: Specs and Style
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: water, gun, tests | Themes: Digital Entertainment
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- 3. Our Chosen Four: Basic Specs
- 4. Super Soaker Bottle Shot: Specs and Style
- 5. Sizzlin’ Cool Steady Stream: Specs and Style
- 6. Water Warriors Renegade: Specs and Style
- 7. Super Soaker 50: Specs and Style
- 8. Tests: Volume and Refill Time
7. Super Soaker 50: Specs and Style
Ahhhhhh, the Super Soaker. Weapon of vengance, of triumph, of history. The Super Soaker 50 ($14.99) retains the retro-look of the original SS 50, now 20 years old. The package claims it has a capacity of 25 ounces and will shoot an advertised 35 feet. One major difference from the original is that you can no longer unscrew the tank and fill it or dump it; a screw cap on the tank’s top is the only way to load up. We found this cap to be a little bit leaky and hard to screw down tight enough; half the time I screwed it and tried to pump the gun I could hear air escaping from the cap. From what I remember, this was a problem with the older model as well – so it looks like 20 years of engeineering still can’t keep that damn bottle shut.
Like the original, it took us about 40 pumps to get maximum pressure for the gun, and it still leaks like a guy at a WWII movie when you turn it upside down. Still, there is something very satisfying about holding a part of childhood again, and this blaster is still one of the best.
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The soakability test needed to include a measure of soakiness over a particular time period. It was pretty obvious going in which one would win; the one with the longest duration on one trigger pull, with little variance from that theme. Had you folks included level of soakiness over, say, ten seconds, regardless of the number of trigger pulls, that would have definitely got the one-pumps back in the game and really gave us an idea of real-world usefullness.
Other than that, this article has been the highlight of my day!
stop wasting the resources
I had the super soaker 50 as my weapon of choice even against the rich kid with the backpack model super soaker It reigned supreme. The 70 was a good one too but required to much pumping.
I like the water cannons. Just a tube to suck water in, and shoot it out of. Only useful if you are at a lake, river, etc, though.
The only one that could hold a candle to the good ol 50 was the 200. It was a bit heavy but you could soak someone from 20m away. Out gunned my uncle who had the hose one time.
Ugh, now I have to dig my old Super Soakers out of whatever closet they're buried in...!!!
I'm a fan of the classic 50, but an adult version would be awesome
Milled aluminum, larger pump, shoulder strap, quick change bottles.
Oh this brings back memories. I remember one summer when a friend who had to much money spent about 150 Euros on a MASSIVE (and highly powerfull) supersoaker. only problem was the tank ran out too fast and getting the maximum pressure was quite tough. of course on max it could drench you in seconds.
I then used my budding engineering skills to devise a backpack with a small (waterproof) battery powered waterpump to gain more water and sustained pressure. good times
damn it how come they dont make water guns when i was a kid they had a backback water tank and a super soaker bazooka
LOL I was one of the ones that saved my money and bought a MASSIVE super soaker when i was little. Took me forever to pay off tohugh i forget how much it was. The this was super heavy and cape with a tripod it was so heavy it broke one of the legs. Good times
You might as well fire-up this kind of review under "Tom's Kid Guide". Yes, us mature adults have fun with them too but we don't care to read about it on a *technical* site. THG is not at all what it used to be...thanks BoM.
The only positive thing is the few cleavage shots!!
Yeah, I got some insight on some "bring back the memories" soakers but, no pun intended, I'd have to agree...this just isn't what Tom's is about bros/sis'. There's nothing technical using a water gun. If you can't find something to write about with all the gadgets out there and all the arguments within these gadgets then you definitely have a problem. Now if you want to rig up a water gun to a computer interfaced via a webcam and a custom controller then go for it! Now that would be interesting!!
I thought this article was AWESOMES!
I remember when super soakers came out... remember how much they cost? $50! Or at least that's what my parents told me...
I know there were other soakers out there. I loved my 50 for getting people wet, and I had another that would fire a large amount of water that would run out fast. My favorite though was this unnamed soaker. Yellow body with red container, the steam diameter was soo tiny you could keep the stream at max until the water ran out (shot pretty far too). It was the best for filling with pretty hot water, and then going outside and shooting icicles off my house. Once we had this HUGE icicle, it was dangerous (40 pounds of sheer stabbiness if it fell). My dad went outside with a blowtorch to try and get it down without breaking the window it was hanging over, yet barely made a dent. I went out there with my trusty gun and cut into that thing like a high powered laser XD My gun died though when an impact destroyed the cap on the bottle
I wish they made more awesome soakers again, with those pressure gauges and all the bells and whistles.
You might as well fire-up this kind of review under "Tom's Kid Guide". Yes, us mature adults have fun with them too but we don't care to read about it on a *technical* site. THG is not at all what it used to be...thanks BoM.The only positive thing is the few cleavage shots!!
Who is the immature one?
And yes, we do write reviews for kids' gadgets on this site once in a while. Believe me, you don't want to get into an argument with me on the definition of the word "gadget."
Yeah, I got some insight on some "bring back the memories" soakers but, no pun intended, I'd have to agree...this just isn't what Tom's is about bros/sis'. There's nothing technical using a water gun. If you can't find something to write about with all the gadgets out there and all the arguments within these gadgets then you definitely have a problem. Now if you want to rig up a water gun to a computer interfaced via a webcam and a custom controller then go for it! Now that would be interesting!!
Dude. Just a friendly reminder that we have two sites: Tom's Hardware, and Tom's Guide. No more "Tom's Hardware Guide." Tom's Guide is emphatically NOT a "technical site." Thanks
Heh, I enjoyed this article.. made me think of summers gone by as a kid with nothing to worry about other then water gun wars! Love the charts and all!
Great work.. and thanks for the memories you brought back!
Fun article, thanks.
schizoid & warplord, don't be douche's and ruin everyone elses fun.
You guys/gals over at the Toms Guides have too much free time.