The weaponization of Nerf.

[WalterBush]

All children should practice well for the coming Zombie Apocalypse. Nerf offers an easy and cost effective way to do this.

This was my thinking, too. We're either fighting zombies or robots, possibly even zombie robots, in the near future. We all know it's coming. Who wouldn't want their kids properly prepared?

 

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[flipper_gv]

You see young dogs and cats fighting all the time when they are young. It's a normal part of children to fight/wrestle. It's fun and not dangerous at all. If they weren't using those nerf guns, they might use broomstick (like the other TBer said), rocks, their hands to have those fighting games, which could be far more dangerous. I'm all for letting the kids fight each other in a game way as long as they know when to stop and to use stuff that will not hurt anyone (water guns, foam arrow guns, foam swords, etc...).

I remember playing king of the hill during winter when I was younger or simply wrestling with my friends, no prob at all with that. My parents didn't have problems with it too, as long as there were no hits or someone trying to actually hurt someone else.

 

[Jim Campbell]

Where I live right now, a lot of my co-workers grew up with their own 22.

we always had guns when we were kids and realistic toys too....amazing how the rise in real violence compares with the declining availability of toy guns......

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Yeah, we used to shoot each other with bb guns. I don't doubt the intentions of kids. I agree, this kind of gameplay is part of growing up. I just can't help but feel some kind evil ulterior motive here. Kind of like Socom (is that the correct title?), where military is putting their stamp on video games. Is this some kind of sublimnal recruiting mechanism? Is it akin to likable "characters" hawking cigarettes? I don't know, it's just an observation. I could just be overly paranoid here. I don't have a beef with our military services, nor their standard recruiting methods either. I just suddenly got a weird vibe about it that's all.

 

[Nyarlathotep]

This was my thinking, too. We're either fighting zombies or robots, possibly even zombie robots, in the near future. We all know it's coming. Who wouldn't want their kids properly prepared?

This is what my generation played Quake and Doom for.....

INTERDIMENTIONAL ZOMBIE ROBOT DEMONS

 

[flipper_gv]

Kind of like Socom (is that the correct title?), where military is putting their stamp on video games. Is this some kind of sublimnal recruiting mechanism? .

Yes it is. But I don't see a problem in that. The army needs soldiers, for the good or bad reasons. Right now it's a quite bad reason IMO, but maybe one day we might need a massive army for the right reason.

 

[Nyarlathotep]

but maybe one day we might need a massive army for the right reason.

1) Zombie Invasion

2) Alien (non-Mexican) Invasion

and/or

3) Alien (Mexican) Invasion

 

[doctorjazz]

Nerf wars in the dorm were hella fun freshman year.

 

[funkalicious101]

Spartan soldiers had a sword in their hand practically since they were born.

They also had a massive slave class that they were technically at war with at all times so they could kill them with impunity.

 

[Jazz Ad]

I miss lawn darts and pellet gun more than Nerf footballs.

 

[Joe Gress]

Bit of nostalgia here, but did anyone ever play 10,000 dead or alive with a nerf football? Great memory of mine is playing that game for hours with one of the old footballs with the whistle in it. Hearing that thing scream across the field and the thrower call out "500, dead or alive!!!" and twenty or so kids all tearing after that football in order to collect the points. We played that game so much that summer. That and smeer the (oooop) with that football. The takled one always tried his hardest to get that thing to scream as he thew it up in the air, even with six other kids piled on him.


I want a screaming football again.

 

[jmattbassplaya]

Bit of nostalgia here, but did anyone ever play 10,000 dead or alive with a nerf football? Great memory of mine is playing that game for hours with one of the old footballs with the whistle in it. Hearing that thing scream across the field and the thrower call out "500, dead or alive!!!" and twenty or so kids all tearing after that football in order to collect the points. We played that game so much that summer. That and smeer the (oooop) with that football. The takled one always tried his hardest to get that thing to scream as he thew it up in the air, even with six other kids piled on him.


I want a screaming football again.

We did that with kick balls too. Great game!

 

[Joe Gress]

We did that with kick balls too. Great game!

Oh **** did we used to get into some trouble with kickballs! We used to play a variety of equipment tag and dodgeball by using a kickball to throw at each other while on playground equipment. You get hit with the ball, your it and on the ground. That and exploding enchilladas which was a free for all dodgeball game where we would run around throwing the ball till you got hit. Then you would sit till evey other person was out. The people on the ground could throw the ball though.

 

[TaySte_2000]

Highly effective is an interesting word used, well ok they look more realistic apart from being bright yellow obviously but highly effective, they shoot about 15 ft accurately and accurately is a loose term as in where you pointed the gun and if the dart isn't bent.

I have like 12 nerf guns me and the band use them for team building sorta like corporate paintballing that you can do anywhere.

Now I wouldn't buy these for a child under 10 and I would also assume you'd be supervising a child under 10 when in a toy store so they don't go purchase it with the money I again assume you give them.

A nerf gun is a cheap and safer alternative to what most kids want when they want something to shoot their friend with......a BB gun.

Just saying btw I have one of the belt fed machine guns seriously good fun

 

[TaySte_2000]

Also look at it this way, it's far less realistic than first person shooters and at least your kids are outside running about.

 

[SnoMan]

Yeah, we used to shoot each other with bb guns. I don't doubt the intentions of kids. I agree, this kind of gameplay is part of growing up. I just can't help but feel some kind evil ulterior motive here. Kind of like Socom (is that the correct title?), where military is putting their stamp on video games. Is this some kind of sublimnal recruiting mechanism? Is it akin to likable "characters" hawking cigarettes? I don't know, it's just an observation. I could just be overly paranoid here. I don't have a beef with our military services, nor their standard recruiting methods either. I just suddenly got a weird vibe about it that's all.

I assumed you were joking this entire thread.

There's an organization known as the BSA. It's a militant youth group that, from what I understand, is now nationwide. You'll definitely want to look into it. It has a far wider reach than nerf and has a great deal of political backing. Here's their mission statement:

"The BSA is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.

For nearly a century, the BSA has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes — and, through nearly a century of experience, knows — that helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society."

Terrifying... Look at the little mind controlled initiates.

 

[Jim Campbell]

Yeah, we used to shoot each other with bb guns. I don't doubt the intentions of kids. I agree, this kind of gameplay is part of growing up. I just can't help but feel some kind evil ulterior motive here. Kind of like Socom (is that the correct title?), where military is putting their stamp on video games. Is this some kind of sublimnal recruiting mechanism? Is it akin to likable "characters" hawking cigarettes? I don't know, it's just an observation. I could just be overly paranoid here. I don't have a beef with our military services, nor their standard recruiting methods either. I just suddenly got a weird vibe about it that's all.

my ex figured video games were a underhanded way for the government to train legions of future weapons systems operators to be completely devoid of empathy for their "targets"

 

[burk48237]

We just have to be sure that N Korea and Iran don't get ahold of the weaponized Nerf material! That could be catastrophic. I'm sure the UN can stop them with the right inspection regime. I wonder if Nerf factories show up on our spy satellites?

 

[McHaven]

I assumed you were joking this entire thread.

There's an organization known as the BSA. It's a militant youth group that, from what I understand, is now nationwide. You'll definitely want to look into it. It has a far wider reach than nerf and has a great deal of political backing. Here's their mission statement:

"The BSA is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.

For nearly a century, the BSA has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes — and, through nearly a century of experience, knows — that helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society."

Terrifying... Look at the little mind controlled initiates.

*** They have girls in BSA now?