The character of water itself makes some facets of testing water weapons a bit tough, however I be ok with the method general.
To begin, we have to understand how a lot water these items will maintain. I do that by weight. Since 1 milliliter of water weighs 1 gram, it is simple to measure capability with a scale. After subtracting the empty blaster weights, you’ll be able to see within the desk under precisely how the capacities shake out. The Nerf Tremendous Soaker Hydra has the general largest capability adopted by its Tremendous Soaker sibling. The least capability was positively the Temi blaster because it solely shops the water for a single burst at a time.
As soon as the capacities are locked down, I then undergo the method of taking pictures every gun as rapidly as attainable to seek out the shortest period of time attainable to empty that capability. I’ve assist from somebody with a timer and generally must do a number of runs. Sitting round and taking pictures water weapons for a few hours nonstop is far more of a exercise than I anticipated.
You’ll be able to see right here that usually if it takes a very long time (over 30 seconds) to empty a water gun, its general soak issue (capability divided by empty time) is fairly low. Though the quickest dump time does not all the time imply the very best soak issue, that’s precisely the way it works out with the Temi. With a reasonable one-shot capability at simply over 500mL, the 1.8 seconds it takes to empty provides it a large soak issue of just about 300.
The Tremendous Soaker siblings are available second and third with comparable empty instances, however the Hydra’s bigger capability provides it a greater soak issue. The old-school Nerf XP50-AP and Crew Magnus weapons have median capacities and low soak components, however hold you within the combat for for much longer than their counterparts.
The one different measured check we run is for distance. This one is pretty easy in design, however has a contact of abstractness to it.
Holding the blaster on the identical start line, peak and angle, I let loose a number of blasts, often 5, till I’m positive that I am unable to get the water any farther on an out of doors concrete floor, which discolors nicely with water. I then measure from the place to begin to the furthest fringe of the water markings — discounting any stray single drops.
