It's amazing that it took 7 years to get this thing marketed. Any grown man let alone child knows the joy of the water gun, and a water gun on roids at that!? C'mon son!! I spent 50 on supersoakers just to soak fools at an office picnic a couple years back....good for dude though. it only takes miliseconds of genius and some time and effort.
man i miss the 90's super soakers were wayyy fuckin better than the shit we have now...i just bought the Nerf Thunderstorm...its weak but w/e i miss my old 90's super soakers fuck you hasbro THUMBS UP IF YOU WANT LARAMI BACK IN THE GAME MAKING SUPER SOAKERS!!!!
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A billion in sales and all you get is 20 million? Dont get me wrong 20 million is alot of money, but you gotta also pay taxes on that. Meanwhile, where did the other 980 million go to? I mean jeez, it shouldnt of cost more than $300 million to manufacture and market, so where did the other $680 million go to? Someone got paid way more than 20 million off this product, and it wasnt the inventor.
A billion in sales is chump change.:) He did not get ripped off. He got paid accordingly.:) Royalties are awesome.:) He did not have to set up a manufacturing division, a sales campaign, now he can invent other stuff off the royalties.
he actually should have manufactured it himself, 20 million , ! billion in sales, its not that complicated of a manufacturing process, but i understand he was didnt think it would be anywhere as profitable as it was.
And I take nothing away from Crapper. Just like the Black inventors, he had no knowledge of the other people who had the concept in other countries years before him. But I can use rationale and give that credit to Crapper. It's a shame that whites can't do the same with a lot of the Black inventions. Damn shame.
@AllPro777 It's not the point of having it, but having the resources to market it. Like all others who invented something didn't have the marketing power, or was to procrastinated to bring it to the table. Thomas Crapper invented the water pistol, but Lonnie revolutionized it.
It really sucks that super soaker as a brand has gone down the drain under Hasbro. They are all underpowered $10 rubbish and I notice now kids buy those horrid simple foam 1 shot cannon things, no damn imagination these days!
I own the original Super Soaker 50 and the XP70 and they still are excellent. Its cool that real innovative propulsion science from a serious engineer went into those Laramie models.
Damn nanny state, one kids gets shot with a CPS200 and all the fun of the 90's dies.
wow finally a black guy....invented something...for real...and of course its a super soaker....well...there ..fun...by the way not a racist just sick of all the damn lies look up who really invented the traffic light and peanut butter and many many other inventions that schools straight up lie to you about.for friking sake...
Get real. Those websites that think they're "debunking" black inventions are only making asses of themselves. When the black people who invented those things did it, how the hell were they supposed to know that somebody in a country far away years before did something similar? It's no different from how whites claim Thomas Crapper made the toliet, when the Chinese actually invented it thousands of years before. Who cares? It's about what was invented in AMERICA. Period.
That's not the information I've studied. However, it is possible that the Egyptians had their own systems around the same time as the Chinese. That said, my point still stands; whites still didn't invent it first regardless of what white history teaches. If you've been through the American school system, you were taught that Thomas Crapper invented the toilet, and he did IN AMERICA, but he wasn't the original inventor of the concept which is what whites often claim.
@stooptoop hahahaha youre hopeless, i'll assume charles drew didnt perfect plasma, eli whitney, or on and on, i assume the united states patent office is part of your big so called scheme as well? because the coo-berate those inventors your small mind cant accept.
you cant waste water with a water gun. it either goes into the dirt and helps you plants, or gets evapoated, and eventually evaporated water turns into rain. seriously.....
@carlos50105 ... the amount of water used by super soakers and all water guns ... for the last 50 years added all together... is probably less than a single day of oil drilling in the US or ... less than the amount used in a cement processing factory over a week.
So.. u must not be very well educated carlos, to think that any significant water has been wasted with this toy
I remember me and my parents went to toys r us to buy my first super soaker. There were sooo many selections back then. My parents made me choose a crappy sc400. I remember there were the massive purple and green waterguns. I really wanted those super soakers but my parents said they were too heavy for me. Now they're worth up to 100 bucks on ebay. Dammmm
Actually there is, look for the Super soaker CPS Splashzooka which used the pressure from the water hose instead of a pump. it hs the longest shot in super soaker history
but i thought crackkkers invented everything? lmfao. You fucking pale slime are not aware of the literally THOUSANDS of BLACK INVENTORS that invented the shit you use every fucking day. And yet you walk aaround with this inflated sense of self-impiortance as if you are actually "superior". Well guess what bitches? WE dont believe you. NOw go and educate YOURSELF and stop believing all of your LYING ass school books that teach you crakkkers invented everything! BEASTS!
Great story. He is definitely an AMERICAN HERO to me. We should all be thankful for Mr.Johnson because we have all had or desired to have a SUPER SOAKER at one point of our lives. I still think that they are cool and I am an adult. I really believe he deserves to be put into a HISTORY book.
you are a very sad case...the word HERO is something that not everybody should be told. If you have this person as your hero...who doesn't care about you....then you should evaluate yourself
@Liliesfly and I believe you are a fucking IDIOT. This was a STORY on how MILLIONAIRES became MILLIONAIRES. I'm sure YOU missed that part based on your comments.
I remember when the original SS 50's hit the market. Completely changed the world of water guns. Those old cheap plastic things would squirt about 5 feet tops, and nearly always broke after a couple uses.
too bad hasbro makes such shitty super soakers now... i miss the good ol days when the spray was so powerful it could cause permanent eye damage lol...
Cool. In the late '70s I had a Cosmic Liquidator, same basic idea as Lonnie's Super Soaker, a pressurized water gun. But the Liquidator had a separate water tank that clipped to your belt, with a plunger on top for pressurizing, a thin hose fed the water to the gun. Dorky setup. Didn't have anywhere near the range of the Super Soaker either, but still pretty cool.
awesome invention it was a combination of luck and vision luck because its not what he was working on vision because he saw how his indirect discovery could be used in a great toy so it was both P.S. i had an ss50 ;-p
I rarely quote rappers, but I'll paraphrase Nelly. He says that he just continues to throw ideas on the wall and sees what sticks. A lot of things result from work in other areas. Viagra actually started off as a drug for heart patients. The makers realized that the unwanted side affect could make them money.
The key, however, is to keep throwing up ideas and paying attention to the results. Lonnie was working in one area and realized he could divert that work to another. Good for him!
I just don't understand one thing about Super Soakers! WHY in the HELL, and I mean freakin HELL, does this STUPID Hasbro company NOT make and sell the AWESOME super soaker monster water guns anymore??!! I hate going in the store and seeing these piece of crap water guns that are made for freakin 5 year olds. BRING BACK THE MONSTER GUNS... NOW!!
Look up' Black Inventors '. You'll be surprised on whatever we have right now that could be created by them. I was like' Holy Shit, they made that?! ' And I'm still using it everyday.
You have to remember that in most parts of the world, black people weren't allowed to own patents. I believe in the US, blacks weren't allowed to own patents until the late 19th century.
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that's right go head black man make your money! funny thing is that hes making some of that money off of racist red necks that dont even knows he's black. haaa fuck all u racist!!! haaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
whats the blue and orange super soaker called at the very beggining. I had one when i was a little kid but the stupid dog next-door ate it!!! Im looking to buy one
i'm also an inventer and 1 to 3 percent is basicly the norm he more than likely took the low deal because it had been so many years with nobody picking up on his idea. I did the same thing the first time i was picked up. it adds up though
You have to remember, for every Super Soaker that makes a billion dollars, there are 50 ideas that didn't. And for each one of these ideas that fail, the company is on the hook for manufacturing costs, including creation of molds, material, labor costs, advertising, etc. So while the company makes the bulk of the money when a product sells, they also take the hit when it doesn't. Lonnie put money up to secure his patent and build a prototype. After that, however, the risk is all the company's.
It's amazing that it took 7 years to get this thing marketed. Any grown man let alone child knows the joy of the water gun, and a water gun on roids at that!? C'mon son!! I spent 50 on supersoakers just to soak fools at an office picnic a couple years back....good for dude though. it only takes miliseconds of genius and some time and effort.
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sethaus75 1 month ago
I had one at school on the last day the teacher let me spray her but she didnt know i had pissed in the tank.
kissmygritts666 3 months ago
im from uk. My friend bought the original i was so amazed and jealous.
roggy12345 3 months ago
I fucking loved super soakers
nickmooreimages 3 months ago
with minimal modification these thigns can be converted to flame throwers with metal parts. these toys are dangerous
210482fmj 5 months ago
surprise surprise a black inventor, im just surprised a white guy didnt steal his idea
tech4156 6 months ago
This man is GAWD! I mean come on...he basically created untold numbers of summer memories.
PUNKem733 7 months ago
This man deserves the fucking Nobel Prize.
lamaya43 7 months ago 3
What is the name of the water gun in 0:50
davidmunoz99 7 months ago
heat pump bathroom cum
jman4208 7 months ago
I had the cps 2,000!
apiel1139 7 months ago
LOL The Super Soaker 100 was the business back in the day!
lilze96 7 months ago
Actually met this guy back in 2003 after I graduated from middle school. Hella nice and really easy to talk to
amtraklover 8 months ago 5
man i miss the 90's super soakers were wayyy fuckin better than the shit we have now...i just bought the Nerf Thunderstorm...its weak but w/e i miss my old 90's super soakers fuck you hasbro THUMBS UP IF YOU WANT LARAMI BACK IN THE GAME MAKING SUPER SOAKERS!!!!
tdot06 8 months ago
I am glad that I was a 90s kid. I never knew who created the Super Soaker. He should be in a history book of inventors and such.
he was a hero to kids who would buy them and soak each other XD.
mechaart 9 months ago
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willowdeen 9 months ago
thats 20 million a check 4 checks a year
publicentity 10 months ago
thats 20 million a check
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willowdeen 10 months ago
I love this story. Not only did he create something fun but he went back into scientific research, his first love. Ahhh.
BaddestGirlsNLA 11 months ago
A billion in sales and all you get is 20 million? Dont get me wrong 20 million is alot of money, but you gotta also pay taxes on that. Meanwhile, where did the other 980 million go to? I mean jeez, it shouldnt of cost more than $300 million to manufacture and market, so where did the other $680 million go to? Someone got paid way more than 20 million off this product, and it wasnt the inventor.
NetGuruINC 11 months ago
Nothing beats the XP 105
Dangerbean 1 year ago
thumbs up if u got that super soaker at 1:23!!!!!!! I did. After all this years it still work like clock-work.
mrgeorgeyu 1 year ago
Super soakers were a huge part of my childhood in the 90s. I'll never forget. I feel bad for kids these days.
MikaOwns 1 year ago
This man is a GENIUS.
PwnageSubs 1 year ago
20 mill is alot i dont have
jlove0333 1 year ago
I salute you brother
eza1 1 year ago
A billion in sales is chump change.:) He did not get ripped off. He got paid accordingly.:) Royalties are awesome.:) He did not have to set up a manufacturing division, a sales campaign, now he can invent other stuff off the royalties.
MrRossT1 1 year ago
Great to know a black man has created this great product!
uptownsean 1 year ago
WTF? THE INVENTOR GETS LESS THAN 5%??? FUCKED UP!!!
well at least dude is content, his life is comfortable, and he has his own lab....
twentynothing 1 year ago
20 million when the sales are over a billion.......wow the inventors really get fucked over
karan6 1 year ago 2
12 people wet their pants while playing with the super soaker
johnthecarlos9 1 year ago
i wish they still sell these hasbro ruins all the fun with safety. SAFETY 2ND =)
versatilechicken 1 year ago
black history lesson bitaches!!!!!!!!!!
DoomCity202 1 year ago
Black Inventor, Engineer, to Solve World Energy Crisis with Zero Pollution
watch?v=wB3zHojfKJk
Dumb racist. Look at what Lonnie's inventing now! High tech science stuff rocks!!
GGLebo23 1 year ago 8
he actually should have manufactured it himself, 20 million , ! billion in sales, its not that complicated of a manufacturing process, but i understand he was didnt think it would be anywhere as profitable as it was.
DONNIMETROPOLIS313 1 year ago
And I take nothing away from Crapper. Just like the Black inventors, he had no knowledge of the other people who had the concept in other countries years before him. But I can use rationale and give that credit to Crapper. It's a shame that whites can't do the same with a lot of the Black inventions. Damn shame.
AllPro777 1 year ago
@AllPro777 It's not the point of having it, but having the resources to market it. Like all others who invented something didn't have the marketing power, or was to procrastinated to bring it to the table. Thomas Crapper invented the water pistol, but Lonnie revolutionized it.
visionimagify 1 year ago
there's a vid about this genius on WorldStarhiphop
mktking 1 year ago
It really sucks that super soaker as a brand has gone down the drain under Hasbro. They are all underpowered $10 rubbish and I notice now kids buy those horrid simple foam 1 shot cannon things, no damn imagination these days!
I own the original Super Soaker 50 and the XP70 and they still are excellent. Its cool that real innovative propulsion science from a serious engineer went into those Laramie models.
Damn nanny state, one kids gets shot with a CPS200 and all the fun of the 90's dies.
TwentyEightySeven 1 year ago
super soaker please bring back the old guns that where the good ones
traxxas1234567890 1 year ago
wow finally a black guy....invented something...for real...and of course its a super soaker....well...there ..fun...by the way not a racist just sick of all the damn lies look up who really invented the traffic light and peanut butter and many many other inventions that schools straight up lie to you about.for friking sake...
stooptoop 1 year ago
@stooptoop another stupid ignorant white boy
DeportAnchorBabies 1 year ago
@stooptoop
Get real. Those websites that think they're "debunking" black inventions are only making asses of themselves. When the black people who invented those things did it, how the hell were they supposed to know that somebody in a country far away years before did something similar? It's no different from how whites claim Thomas Crapper made the toliet, when the Chinese actually invented it thousands of years before. Who cares? It's about what was invented in AMERICA. Period.
AllPro777 1 year ago
@AllPro777 uhhhh the first toilets were in egypt according to archeological history, along with a sewage system leading right to the nile.
DONNIMETROPOLIS313 1 year ago
@DONNIMETROPOLIS313
That's not the information I've studied. However, it is possible that the Egyptians had their own systems around the same time as the Chinese. That said, my point still stands; whites still didn't invent it first regardless of what white history teaches. If you've been through the American school system, you were taught that Thomas Crapper invented the toilet, and he did IN AMERICA, but he wasn't the original inventor of the concept which is what whites often claim.
AllPro777 1 year ago
@AllPro777 around the same time?
DONNIMETROPOLIS313 1 year ago
@stooptoop hahahaha youre hopeless, i'll assume charles drew didnt perfect plasma, eli whitney, or on and on, i assume the united states patent office is part of your big so called scheme as well? because the coo-berate those inventors your small mind cant accept.
DONNIMETROPOLIS313 1 year ago
The Super Soakers were poorly made in the early 90s. I purchased quite a few super soaker 50s and super soaker 100s.
emoneybagz23 1 year ago
I work with his old protege never knew that a black engineer invented the supersoaker
havdaironman 1 year ago
@havdaironman .....youde be suprised
DONNIMETROPOLIS313 1 year ago
this guy deserves a noble prize in physics
RobEndBig 1 year ago 2
its much more fun to just turn them into nerf guns
versatilechicken 1 year ago
i remember them is spawn over the 90s
dim432 1 year ago
He made children's lives pleasant during summer, God gave him this idea Praise God for Super Soaker it is so huge.
ConnecticutsBest 1 year ago
Works better with a petrol and washing up liquid mix, add flame igniter woohoo!
KingOfChaos213 1 year ago
haha, I had that first gun!
kaiserwilhelm 1 year ago
THE GOD OF SUPER SOAKERS!!!!!
CPUAI101 1 year ago
you cant waste water with a water gun. it either goes into the dirt and helps you plants, or gets evapoated, and eventually evaporated water turns into rain. seriously.....
bustedbit 1 year ago
he is not an american hero how many water is wasted with this dumbass toy
carlos50105 1 year ago
@carlos50105 ... the amount of water used by super soakers and all water guns ... for the last 50 years added all together... is probably less than a single day of oil drilling in the US or ... less than the amount used in a cement processing factory over a week.
So.. u must not be very well educated carlos, to think that any significant water has been wasted with this toy
majortom321 1 year ago
@majortom321 is dumb anyway, water guns how stupid is that
carlos50105 1 year ago
@carlos50105 it's not dumb super soakers are fun did you ever have one?
apiel1139 7 months ago
Yes TheChangeling kinda like when I squirt my load lol
royalsteven 1 year ago
I remember me and my parents went to toys r us to buy my first super soaker. There were sooo many selections back then. My parents made me choose a crappy sc400. I remember there were the massive purple and green waterguns. I really wanted those super soakers but my parents said they were too heavy for me. Now they're worth up to 100 bucks on ebay. Dammmm
jubjub500z 1 year ago
i got bored with mine cause i had to pump it i wish there was one i didnt have to pump
krazypalc 1 year ago
Actually there is, look for the Super soaker CPS Splashzooka which used the pressure from the water hose instead of a pump. it hs the longest shot in super soaker history
springfever2002 1 year ago
but i thought crackkkers invented everything? lmfao. You fucking pale slime are not aware of the literally THOUSANDS of BLACK INVENTORS that invented the shit you use every fucking day. And yet you walk aaround with this inflated sense of self-impiortance as if you are actually "superior". Well guess what bitches? WE dont believe you. NOw go and educate YOURSELF and stop believing all of your LYING ass school books that teach you crakkkers invented everything! BEASTS!
TheBlackRite 1 year ago
get a life.
FURRYYAK 1 year ago
this os shitty
MrUkilledkenny 1 year ago
Serious Scientific Research
maxball3r28 2 years ago
Great story. He is definitely an AMERICAN HERO to me. We should all be thankful for Mr.Johnson because we have all had or desired to have a SUPER SOAKER at one point of our lives. I still think that they are cool and I am an adult. I really believe he deserves to be put into a HISTORY book.
Liliesfly 2 years ago 33
@Liliesfly
you are a very sad case...the word HERO is something that not everybody should be told. If you have this person as your hero...who doesn't care about you....then you should evaluate yourself
689433 1 year ago
@Liliesfly and I believe you are a fucking IDIOT. This was a STORY on how MILLIONAIRES became MILLIONAIRES. I'm sure YOU missed that part based on your comments.
powerplayers1 8 months ago
SKEET SKEET MOTHAFUCKA!
Razx211 2 years ago 3
lmao!!
TheClodfather 2 years ago
genius.
PwnageSubs 2 years ago
1;22 I had this gun when I was little. Such good times.
captainretep 2 years ago
he shoulda made more then just 20 mill
hahayouknowme33 2 years ago
20 mil paycheck :O *collapses*
d3athbRinger 2 years ago
Lonnie undoubtably made my childhood more fun!
Puzz3d 2 years ago 3
Nice to see a scientist get a big pay day.
ambervoverfield 2 years ago
You don't need a supersoaker when you have a penis.
royalsteven 2 years ago 2
truly an american hero
bmpsound4 2 years ago 2
Lonnie Johnson is my hero!!! Thanks, man!
tigerstickfigure 2 years ago 2
Awesome! Imagine if he pushed it himself...he would be a billionaire!
fatsotomuscles 2 years ago
Hmm, a nice way to get funding for your science projects: invent a toy that everyone wants.
I love my SS 50 and CPS 2500. They both still work!
Turbo852 2 years ago
Super soakers where great fun :)
inofaith 2 years ago
Super soakers ARE great fun! TURN INTO A KID INSTANTLY!
fizk 2 years ago
True, if I would have 1 right now it would be fun all over again.
inofaith 2 years ago
kewl =D
deZtiny00 2 years ago
I remember when the original SS 50's hit the market. Completely changed the world of water guns. Those old cheap plastic things would squirt about 5 feet tops, and nearly always broke after a couple uses.
bobnfreely 2 years ago
Interesting story. Thanks for uploading
taroninda 2 years ago
haha he got tired of getting hosed down by whitey for so long he had to fight back
Playgear 2 years ago
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abola2121 2 years ago
Kids these days don't know what real water guns were like.
Give em a CPS 3200. Not one of those politically correct squirt guns they call a super soaker
envymyshots 2 years ago 4
too bad hasbro makes such shitty super soakers now... i miss the good ol days when the spray was so powerful it could cause permanent eye damage lol...
TheChangeling9 2 years ago 65
@TheChangeling9 hahaah Lmao!
JuanSneaks415 1 year ago
@TheChangeling9
superseattlesportguy 1 year ago
@TheChangeling9 then youve never seen a flash flood
TheFraserg 1 year ago
@TheChangeling9 i think the problem was merging with nerf
Blondesarecute417 1 year ago
@TheChangeling9 CPS 3000 for LIFE!
Kl4pp5tuhl 11 months ago
Cool. In the late '70s I had a Cosmic Liquidator, same basic idea as Lonnie's Super Soaker, a pressurized water gun. But the Liquidator had a separate water tank that clipped to your belt, with a plunger on top for pressurizing, a thin hose fed the water to the gun. Dorky setup. Didn't have anywhere near the range of the Super Soaker either, but still pretty cool.
angryshoebox 2 years ago
Bam chi chi wa ohhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
skyfreezie 2 years ago
1:24 i had that gun in seven years i got from my uncle who had bin yousing it for seven years too so that was a good gun it broke later :( :(
akjemit7113 2 years ago
I had the same as well. like 12 years ago, back in Cyprus
hellogeorge1985 2 years ago
i had that very first one shown on this clip..the one with the green tank and yellow gun
importedmusic 2 years ago
super soaker 50 =) thats wat is called first super soaker ever
sinikodemente 2 years ago
damit cos of u i lost many water fights!!!dam uu!!!
txdx 2 years ago
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we learned bout this nigger in social studies
TacosPwns 2 years ago
LOL!!
vogeltje 2 years ago
@TacosPwns how is he a nigger from your comment I think you're a white nigger.
apiel1139 7 months ago
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the racist in me says.lol black guy makes a weapon for kids
martinithechobit 2 years ago
I have the super soaker XXP 175. Awesome toy
goldsamurai 3 years ago
at 2:09, what kind of super soaker is that?
FRonTLinES10064 3 years ago
That´s a Aquapack Devastator, 2005 line...
Azrael7 2 years ago
i still have a old super soaker 50 one of the originals lol
jointhez 3 years ago
..... and summers have never been the same since.
vidstudentpln 3 years ago 3
1:50 that just made my day.
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2k7demon 3 years ago
awesome invention it was a combination of luck and vision luck because its not what he was working on vision because he saw how his indirect discovery could be used in a great toy so it was both P.S. i had an ss50 ;-p
c6number2 3 years ago
I rarely quote rappers, but I'll paraphrase Nelly. He says that he just continues to throw ideas on the wall and sees what sticks. A lot of things result from work in other areas. Viagra actually started off as a drug for heart patients. The makers realized that the unwanted side affect could make them money.
The key, however, is to keep throwing up ideas and paying attention to the results. Lonnie was working in one area and realized he could divert that work to another. Good for him!
BigYellow9999 2 years ago
Man I love that story, man made his millions and still went back to the lab.
m0t3x 3 years ago 4
To LucG95, I second that! and to Yogsbear thank god he didnt make the oozinator, lol, that this is just wrong
pixelsquad 3 years ago
he made my childhood
LucG95 3 years ago 24
at 1:25 i got that gun :)
runehcker129 3 years ago
Ahhh Good days
My Super Soaker XP 110 and my CPS 2000 if only Mum Didnt Throw Them Away Because I Turned To Nintendo 64 For A While =(
Good Old Days
eldiablo129 3 years ago
I sympathize, man. I have both.
LarimerFilms 3 years ago
I just don't understand one thing about Super Soakers! WHY in the HELL, and I mean freakin HELL, does this STUPID Hasbro company NOT make and sell the AWESOME super soaker monster water guns anymore??!! I hate going in the store and seeing these piece of crap water guns that are made for freakin 5 year olds. BRING BACK THE MONSTER GUNS... NOW!!
Juli88e 3 years ago 4
There's oe i got recently called the hydroblitz. Its pretty big, but not as big as some of the ones that I used to see
liberalflame67 3 years ago
its an under powered, bulky, piece of shit that weighs 100 pounds.
LarimerFilms 3 years ago
Im with you on that, I still for the big guns.
LLMelvinL 3 years ago
i tottaly agree with i keep searching for the super soaker monster lx and theres no more of it But its still a super gun better than wats now........
alainvbmx 3 years ago
but y the hell did he make the ozzinator lawl if u dont no wat it is look for it on youtube ull laugh ur ass
punkboy360 3 years ago
he didn't make the ozzinator the toy company he sold his idea to did
yogsbear 3 years ago
Wow didnt know this was invented by a black man
mapboy78 3 years ago
Look up' Black Inventors '. You'll be surprised on whatever we have right now that could be created by them. I was like' Holy Shit, they made that?! ' And I'm still using it everyday.
vajyna 3 years ago
They didn't, most of those are lies.
prooc 3 years ago
You have to remember that in most parts of the world, black people weren't allowed to own patents. I believe in the US, blacks weren't allowed to own patents until the late 19th century.
BigYellow9999 2 years ago 4
SUPER SOAKERS ARE AWESOME! i just got done beating my dad! lol he's a big target!
videoshare123 3 years ago
One day my story will be told, just like Lonnie Johnson's. I have SO many good ideas......
clarkvaughan 3 years ago
wt sort of ideas do u hav?
miroslavsmith 3 years ago
he bought crack in hotlanta
whiteworldwide 3 years ago
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copying the white man again i think so
whiteworldwide 3 years ago
new squirt guns suck ass
CrackHamsters 3 years ago
this guys a legend for inventing Supersoakers i still have mine from the 90's still works great <3
spaghettiosftw 3 years ago 7
The first super soacker was in the 90's?!
57chubbs 3 years ago
Yep. The SS35 SS50 and SS100s were the first three to hit the shelves.
s13ge 3 years ago
whatever ones i get they stop working after a few weeks
kuqi320 3 years ago
Rich!
PermanentBan 3 years ago
The SCIENTIST said "compressed water". Fuck.
riffraffselbow 3 years ago
I remember the first supersoakers them biches had some sting on em if you really pumped
PunkMartyr 3 years ago
i think i had the first supersoaker.....them shits blew the fuck up...that was the ultimate water gun in the 90's
eastsideking105 4 years ago
He bought a lab, that's what I would do.
anewlow23 4 years ago
He also proposed an engine that can use 60% of solar energy.
yellowman88 4 years ago 3
wow what a great guy.
Poogaas 4 years ago 10
the guy is literally a genius, not only for the supersoaker, but he holds 100+ patents as well
maroth86 4 years ago 5
OMG! at 1:24 it says it shoots 50 feet!
The modern ones only do 35.
They dont make em like they used to
TraxxasKing 4 years ago
Yeah they do that to lower construction costs and since most kids are too stupid to shop around it they can get away with it.
majordbag2 4 years ago 2
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Why Don't you Invent, a Forest Fire Soaker, to Soak the Fire, Faster than the Fire Department.
RocketTubes 4 years ago
they already have them dumbfuck
heresjohnny28 4 years ago 6
roflmao. Brutally honest but what a stupid question. Yea, fire engines with their big pumps are pretty much the best water guns around.
djadudeguy 4 years ago
super soak dat hoe
kadeem00 4 years ago 4
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that's right go head black man make your money! funny thing is that hes making some of that money off of racist red necks that dont even knows he's black. haaa fuck all u racist!!! haaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Dice562 4 years ago
Search Super Condiment Soaker 9000
moviemakerlover09 4 years ago
~Super Soaker 75~
DistortedDingo 4 years ago
Niiiccceee!!! I remember playing with those!!
Finetwinz 4 years ago
That's the xp90 "Pulse Fire" model.
HM1K 4 years ago
thanks!!! :D
coolguy903 4 years ago
whats the blue and orange super soaker called at the very beggining. I had one when i was a little kid but the stupid dog next-door ate it!!! Im looking to buy one
coolguy903 4 years ago
such a cute story. Me and my neighbors had tons of super soakers and would piss eachother off and have neighborhood fights....oh the good ol' days :D
now its online fights :(
SAflashtubfanpage 4 years ago
The company sold a Billion dollars worth and he made $20 Million, that's great money but he got screwed on the deal. That Royalty deal is not even 1%
Scrongeelips 4 years ago
I hear your point and still think he probably got a bad deal but a billion dollars in sales doesn't mean a billion dollars in profit.
THUGGINBUNDLES 4 years ago 3
That's true
Scrongeelips 4 years ago
i'm also an inventer and 1 to 3 percent is basicly the norm he more than likely took the low deal because it had been so many years with nobody picking up on his idea. I did the same thing the first time i was picked up. it adds up though
dripcoral 4 years ago
You have to remember, for every Super Soaker that makes a billion dollars, there are 50 ideas that didn't. And for each one of these ideas that fail, the company is on the hook for manufacturing costs, including creation of molds, material, labor costs, advertising, etc. So while the company makes the bulk of the money when a product sells, they also take the hit when it doesn't. Lonnie put money up to secure his patent and build a prototype. After that, however, the risk is all the company's.
BigYellow9999 2 years ago 4
True. I know you wouldn't believe it but I am a patent holder and inventor myself with product out there and know the points you raise all too well.
THUGGINBUNDLES 2 years ago
500$, holy shit!
chenjohn 4 years ago
i have one but its a stinkin water pistol.
jesseopop 4 years ago