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The Economic Times
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In 1982, a failed engineering experiment by an African American turned into the world's most famous water gun that changed summers forever

Super Soaker water gun invention: What began as an engineering experiment in a bathroom unexpectedly led to the invention of the Super Soaker, which would later become the best-selling water toy of all time. In 1982, engineer and inventor Lonnie Johnson was working on a new heat pump when an accidental spray of water inspired an idea that would eventually become the Super Soaker, as per a report.

A bathroom experiment sparked an unexpected idea

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