captainquirk

captainquirk OP t1_j6unnl9 wrote on February 2, 2023 at 12:23 AM

Reply to comment by senorali in Meet Lonnie Johnson, the NASA engineer that invented the Super Soaker. Now he's working to help solve climate change with his latest inventions, a solid state battery as well as an entirely new type of engine. by captainquirk

Some more detail here: https://www.blastercentral.com/nerf-history/

captainquirk OP t1_j6tvlkx wrote on February 1, 2023 at 9:16 PM

Reply to comment by the_depressed_boerg in Meet Lonnie Johnson, the NASA engineer that invented the Super Soaker. Now he's working to help solve climate change with his latest inventions, a solid state battery as well as an entirely new type of engine. by captainquirk

Good call -- here are two:
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/6gacna/i_am_lonnie_johnson_inventor_of_the_super_soaker/

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9ugvd7/i_am_dr_lonnie_johnson_nasa_rocket_scientist/

captainquirk OP t1_j6tgija wrote on February 1, 2023 at 7:44 PM

Reply to comment by IAmTheClayman in Meet Lonnie Johnson, the NASA engineer that invented the Super Soaker. Now he's working to help solve climate change with his latest inventions, a solid state battery as well as an entirely new type of engine. by captainquirk

There have been crazier ideas...like bringing back the mammoth to solve climate change:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-bringing-back-mammoths-stop-climate-change-180969072/

captainquirk OP t1_j6sh4t4 wrote on February 1, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Reply to comment by humdinger44 in Meet Lonnie Johnson, the NASA engineer that invented the Super Soaker. Now he's working to help solve climate change with his latest inventions, a solid state battery as well as an entirely new type of engine. by captainquirk

Such an impressive guy!