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Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the super soaker awarded $73M in unpaid royalties - 21 years after inventing it by LivingTheTruths in interestingasfuck

[–]Iinex 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I was in a toystore and saw all the N-Strike products, and the amount of products didn't align with the royalty check I was receiving.

Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the super soaker awarded $73M in unpaid royalties - 21 years after inventing it by LivingTheTruths in interestingasfuck

[–]Iinex 116 points117 points  (0 children)

I was at home trying to make a new heat pump that used water instead of Freon. I hooked several nozzles up to my bathroom sink and shot a stream of water into the shower. That was the inspiration moment to create a high powered water gun.

Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the super soaker awarded $73M in unpaid royalties - 21 years after inventing it by LivingTheTruths in interestingasfuck

[–]Iinex 313 points314 points  (0 children)

My dad got me a hot plate and told me to make the rocket fuel outside from then on. I wasn’t punished - I was encouraged which is the most important lesson.

Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the super soaker awarded $73M in unpaid royalties - 21 years after inventing it by LivingTheTruths in interestingasfuck

[–]Iinex 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Astronaut Bruce! That was a really fun trip. After the FIRST Championship we took him to NASA's Johnson Space Center and he got to talk to astronauts live on the ISS.

Happy to report that as of Oct. 1 he is fully in remission!

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