that's what i've been trying to tell you
mike it's serious down there
we do dangerous stuff man this is
shenanigans foolishness
nerf ball welcome to watch mojo and
today we're counting down our picks for
the top 10 facts about
nerf the nerfs
still getting used to it for this list
we'll be looking at various trivia
regarding this hugely popular toy brand
what's your favorite nerf blaster be
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number 10 their ads featured some big
name stars
when nerf films a commercial for one of
their products they don't hold back
and we do it
we can their advertising department
knows what kids want
nerf ads from the 90s however remain
arguably their most memorable
not only did they have their finger on
the pulse of pop culture trends but the
casting director also had a real eye for
talent
nerf commercials that aired in the 90s
featured a number of actors that would
go on to become big stars
one such ad follows actor seth green
having fun with a nerf slingshot at the
mall
target located consequently we can hit
on him
you gotta love it another sees 90s icon
devin sawa leading an all-out nerf war
of course nerf has been making memorable
commercials dating back to the 70s when
they brought the monkeys on board to
promote the nerf ball
number nine the blasters boast some
impressive stats
with motorized rapid fire blasting it
shoots up to 75 feet and fires 18 darts
in just six seconds
impressive these dart guns might be toys
but they've still got some serious
firepower
performance varies quite a bit across
the range of models but their relative
constant
is speed you're hard-pressed to find a
nerf blaster that clocks in at lower
than 30 miles per hour
that's a pretty impressive baseline but
then you start looking at some of the
more powerful models
the stats are downright staggering when
more ways to blast
keeps you battling it's nerf or nothing
some models can fire darts at speeds of
over 50 miles per hour
toys or not their blasters are true
feats of engineering
the n-strike elite series fire up to 75
feet
while the n-strike mega blasters boast a
range of 100 feet
vortex discs can go even further vortex
all new advanced disc blasting for
intense action
and xlr technology for extreme distance
as if that's not impressive enough the
hellfire can shoot 144 darts in 30
seconds
this means that a fully loaded hail fire
will give you
an unprecedented endurance advantage on
the battlefield number eight
the origins of the nerf name aren't as
wacky as you might think
that's what we're trying to tell you
mike it's serious down there
we do dangerous stuff man this is
shenanigans foolishness
nerf ball turns out that nerf wasn't
always synonymous with bruise-free fun
with guns
the general consensus on the internet
seems to be that nerf stands for
non-expanding recreational foam while
that makes sense
other credible sources including the
creator of the first nerf product
point to more obscure origins namely the
wacky world of racing
in 1950s hot rudder slang to nerf
someone was to nudge them off their
course with your bumper
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from this nerf bars became slang for
custom bumpers in general
and can now be applied to various types
of protective bars
including the foam padding on off-road
vehicles basically
nerf is synonymous with avoiding damage
in this case
through the use of foam sounds about
right
still getting used to it number seven
the same dude who invented twister is
also responsible for nerf
jay we're playing twister
hey quit touching my butt apparently
creating a game where people rub against
one another while trying to match
various body parts to colored circles
wasn't enough for inventor
ren geyer two years later in 1969
the hasbro hall of famer created a four
inch ball that could be thrown at
anything and not cause damage
you could pitch it right at your
friend's faces and it wouldn't even
leave a mark
throw it around indoors you can't damage
lamps or break windows like twister nerf
broke a long-standing rule
no throwing balls in the house the main
selling point of this ball was that it
wouldn't hurt
no matter how hard you flung it and this
apparently thrilled american children
everywhere originally geyer was using
the foam in a game with actual rules but
that inevitably devolved into vigorous
ball chucking
over time this evolved into the
projectile focused brand we know today
in 1991 hasbro bought parker brothers
and took
geyer's hit to another level starting
with a bow and arrow
a few years later they kicked it up
another notch creating high performance
blasters
number six nerf guns aren't just for
kids
though kids might be the target
demographic nerf guns appeal to
consumers of all ages
susie why do you have a janet is that
what what sport
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given the popularity of paintball and
shooter video games
it's not surprising that some people
continue to recognize the appeal of
these projectile based
toys well into adulthood it turns out
that it's a large enough demographic
that the company actually has a line of
blasters specifically tailored towards
teens and grown-ups
the nerf rival blasters boasts
top-of-the-line precision and more power
and are intended to be used in the
context of competitive play it fires the
rounds at a 100 feet per second which is
almost
70 miles an hour considering how pricey
nerf guns can get
a paycheck certainly helps some of the
more powerful nerf products released
over the years have retailed around the
100
mark discontinued models can go for
upwards of 500
number five nerf is making a fortune
nerf guns have been in production for
decades but the novelty clearly hasn't
worn off
during the 2017-18 holiday season the
nerf n-strike elite strong-arm blaster
was amazon's best-selling toy
since the introduction of nerf blasters
over 4 billion darts have been sold and
counting
and because we live in a world where the
internet seemingly has every answer
we now know that that's enough darts to
circle the globe several times over
and he solves the equation the crowd
goes wild no bell
no those figures are staggering but
those are just the darts
as of 2019 the brand is valued at 411
million dollars which is nearly double
its valuation back in 2015.
but as you can see here
our third quarter profits were up by
nine and a half percent
in 2010 super soaker was merged with
nerf by hasbro essentially giving them a
monopoly on the toy gun market when it
comes to soaking
there's only super soaker bring on
summer number four
nerf wars are a thing though their
existence might not be
common knowledge local nerf wars are
regularly held
all around the world these events allow
otherwise civilized human beings to come
together
and fire non-lethal projectiles at each
other all while wearing big goofy grins
a game in which teams use the toy gun to
knock each other out
until one team is left to win a cash
prize participants are typically armed
to the gills with soft neon bullets and
fire happily at each other all day long
in texas one such event involved over 4
000 people and even more
nerf blasters careful where you point
that thing though
a missouri couple faced assault charges
for nerf darting a drive-through worker
can't shoot someone while they're
driving you can't shoot someone when
they're at a
sports practice or in activities of any
sort can't shoot anyone at school
grounds including the middle school
the attack likely caused more confusion
than it did pain but then again
guns are no laughing matter so keep nerf
fights to willing participants
often times it does scare residents who
don't know what's going on number three
george clooney nerf herder sorry to
inappropriately borrow a term from star
wars
why you stuck up half-witted
scruffy-looking nerf herder a-list actor
tequila baron
an all-around silver fox george clooney
does not literally heard the herbivores
known as nerfs in a galaxy far far away
when he's sitting in the director's
chair however he does reportedly use
nerf blasters to herd his actors so to
speak
why do this why not do it when filming
the ides of march
clooney reportedly brought one of the
toy guns on set with him
there's nothing there's no voice
messages no texts no emails no pictures
no tape and yet i'm standing right here
yeah well go home according to actor
evan rachel wood
who admits to having stolen his blaster
on occasion she got shot a few times
during the production
clooney also brought nerf balls to the
set of up in the air where he similarly
used them to keep the mood light
he broke up with you over text message
it's kind of like
firing someone over the internet
number two nerf guns have snuck into
your favorite programs
nerf designs are a big part of their
appeal these toys look like awesome
futuristic weapons
straight out of a sci-fi movie
as it turns out the people working
behind the scenes in the world of
television and film
agree as nerf blasters have actually
been used in a number of productions
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terra nova reportedly one of the most
expensive shows ever made
used repainted nerf guns to replicate
actual firearms
megapiranha hunter prey and the abcs of
death have also used modified nerf guns
to stand in for various on-screen
weapons
people have also pointed out nerf guns
being used in a number of disney channel
productions
usually as sci-fi weaponry like ghost
blasters or laser guns
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
the company produces over 445 million
darts annually
that's a lot of darts
thanks mom nerf has struggled to settle
on a catchphrase
it's nerf or nothing and enlist engage
in force are just two examples
it's nerf or nothing hasbro hq
is a nerf friendly zone there are
various testing environments modeled
after common play areas
awesome you're right dad this is awesome
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number one there's a major modding
community
though it's pretty cool to think of nerf
blasters being used on the big screen
prop designers aren't the only ones
getting creative there's an entire nerf
subculture that does it every day
the nerf modding community takes various
blasters and alters them to resemble
weapons from real life popular movies
shows and video games aficionados spray
paint their firearms add pieces lights
and sound effects
to make really awesome and badass
creations the modifications are more
than aesthetic though
many modders swap out parts to give
their blasters more power
or extended magazines or create wholly
unique
custom nerf blasters the company does
not endorse modding given the inherent
risks but
that has by no means slowed down the
growth of the community
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