It's serious down there.

We do dangerous stuff, man.

This is shenanigans, Foolishness, Nerf Ball.

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And today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 fax about Nerf nerves and nerve.

It's nerve or nothing still getting used to it.

For this list, we'll be looking at various trivia regarding this hugely popular toy brand.

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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 because we can.

They're advertising department knows what kids want.

Nerf ads from the nineties, 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 re ally for talent.

Nerve commercials that aired in the nineties 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 Babe Alert, Target located.

Consequently, we can hit on e Love it.

Another sees nineties icon Devon Sawa leading an all out Nerf war.

Time to choose.

Of course, Nerve has been making memorable commercials dating back to the seventies when they brought the monkeys on board to promote the Nerf ball nerves.

A nerve number nine.

The Blasters boast some impressive stats with motorized rapid fire blasting.

It shoots up to 75 ft.

Fires 18 darts in just six seconds.

Impressive.

These dark 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 MPH.

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 nerve or nothing.

Some models can fire darts at speeds of over 50 MPH.

Toys or not, their blasters are true feats of engineering.

The end strike elite Siri's fire up to 75 ft, while the and strike mega blasters boast a range of 100 ft.

Vortex discs Congar even further vortex.

All new advanced disc plastic for intense action.

XLR technology for extreme distance.

As if that's not impressive enough, the hail fire 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 I've been trying to tell you.

Mike is serious down there.

Way 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 phone.

While that makes sense, other credible sources, including the creator of the first nerve product, point to more obscure origins, namely the wacky world of racing.

Oh, you 0, 19 fifties hot rodders slang to Nerf.

Someone was to nudge them off their course with your bumper.

Yeah, yeah!

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 J.

We're playing Twister.

Hey, quit touching My.

But 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 Gayer.

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 longstanding 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, Geir 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 Geier'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, what do you have?

A Janet?

Is that what?

Well, what's going?

Yes, mhm.

What do you do it?

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 around 100 ft 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 nerve products released over the years have retailed around the $100 mark discontinued models.

Congar Oh, 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 and Strike elite Strongarm Blaster was Amazon's best selling toy.

Since the introduction of Nerf blasters, over four 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.

Crowd goes wild Nobel.

No, those figures are staggering, but those are just the darts.

As of 2019 the brand is valued at $411 million which is nearly double its valuation back in 2015.

But as you can see here, okay, our third quarter profits were up by 9.5% 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.

Thes events allow otherwise civilized human beings to come together and fire nonlethal 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 has left toe 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 4000 people and even Mawr.

Nerf blasters.

Careful where you point that thing, though.

On Missouri, couple faced assault charges for Nerf starting a drive thru worker can't shoot someone when 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, air, 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 and all around silver fox, George Clooney does not literally heard the herbivores known as nerves in a galaxy far far away.

When he's sitting in the director's chair, however, he does reportedly use Nerf blasters toe hurt 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.

We'll go home.

According Toa 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.

Wait for my family.

Terranova, reportedly one of the most expensive shows ever made used repainted Nerf guns to replicate actual firearms.

Mega Parana, Hunter Prey and the A B.

C's 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 has sci fi weaponry like ghost blasters or laser guns.

Before we unveil our topic, here are a few honorable mentions.

The company produces over 445 million darts annually.

That's a lot of darts.

Thanks, Mom.

Nerve has struggled to settle on a catchphrase.

It's nerve for nothing and enlist Engage in force are just two examples.

It's nerve or nothing.

Hasbro H Q.

Is a Nerf friendly zone.

There are various testing environments modeled after common play areas.

Awesome.

This'd is awesome.

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Number one.

There's a major modern 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 modern 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 arm or than aesthetic.

Though many models swap out parts to give their blasters more power or extended magazines or create wholly unique custom Nerf blasters.

The company does not endorse model, given the inherent risks, but that has by no means slow down the growth of the community.

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