The SONIC BLASTER by MARX, 1964
The SONIC BLASTER by MARX, 1964
…one of the greatest, most dangerous toys ever made. this was a plunger device that would push air out of this plastic barrel with such force that (i guess) it would break the sound barrier. it made a big booming blasting sound like a cannon when you fired it. it was just moving air! i had one when i was a kid – it was cool!
of course, kids being kids, the first thing we all did was to fire the damned thing into our faces and (eventually) ears. or better yet, into the ears of our siblings. the result was (of course) ripped ear drums and the threat of deafness. they disappeared from the market almost as soon as they appeared.
Art Chantry, East Portland Blog
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…one of the greatest, most dangerous toys ever made. this was a plunger device that would push air out of this plastic barrel with such force that (i guess) it would break the sound barrier. it made a big booming blasting sound like a cannon when you fired it. it was just moving air! i had one when i was a kid – it was cool!
of course, kids being kids, the first thing we all did was to fire the damned thing into our faces and (eventually) ears. or better yet, into the ears of our siblings. the result was (of course) ripped ear drums and the threat of deafness. they disappeared from the market almost as soon as they appeared.
Art Chantry, East Portland Blog
https://tmblr.co/ZwXxdp2UsVyOS
Ok, I totally forgot about this until now. I can still hear the BAROOOM from one of these...!
ReplyDeleteYes, I saw it. And spent a long time trying to figure out the best projectiles that would work with it. ;-)
ReplyDeleteMike Srok Oshi Shikigami somehow it doesn't surprise me that you two knew all about this one. : )
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