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Carnegie Mellon University

Spring 2000

Carlos Moreno

This toy is based on the principles of volumetric flow rate and gravity.

Children will interact with the toy by shooting at it with a water gun. Ideally a child will have two which he and a friend can use to compete for bragging rights over shooting ability based on who can fill up the hollow stand first. The bullseye will have the largest hole in it, allowing for greater water flow, while exterior rings will have smaller holes. Although many parents put real guns into the hands of their children as soon as possible, some "liberals" will only allow their children to have water guns at an early age. In either case, marksmanship is an important part of gun-owning, and this product is for kids with water guns. A child could also use this by themselves as part of a training initiative to become a better shot for those life and death neighborhood water gun fights.

Watergun Target Sets are every introverted child's dream. Your child will truly be able to ignore the world behind and wile away his youth pretending or practicing to shoot all of those brutal animals, also known as other children, who have subjected him to inhuman rejection and segregation. When your child finally snaps, you can be assured that his marksmanship will be of the highest quality. With Watergun Target Set, your child can reject the world and society that has rejected him.

Construction Costs should be relatively cheap. The current design calls molded plastic of no real substance or strength. The water column is thin and supported by a tripod that will not tip. Parts should be small, and will likely come in three pieces: the face, the stand/tube, and the base. This toy will capitalize on the growing popularity of waterguns and waterguns specifically targeted at older people, intent on improving their marksmanship. While waterguns are probably involved in numerous accidents and injuries caused kids, this product will not be directly involved. It will be indirectly involved by increasing the number of injuries due to an overall improvement in marksmanship, but waterguns don't cause injuries; mean kids do.