A nerf gun shaped like a snake. So old school.

While doing some room cleaning recently, my brother found this little gem from my past and returned it to me. It’s a Nerf gun that looks like a snake. The neck folds up and you push a little button on the side to make the neck pop open so you can shoot. It scores a solid eight out of ten for style, though its age means that its power and accuracy are unfortunately pretty low.

I think I was given this gun for Christmas when I was like ten years old or so. That means it’s probably twelve or thirteen years old. It’s a total Nerf veteran, a real treasure.

It also brings my total up to 6 guns. My collection is getting rounded out nicely.

This has been one of my more significant accomplishments today:

Ok, not really. But it was an interesting little diversion.

Like Lego, Micro Machines, and GI Joes, Nerf guns have defined boyhood for a generation and more. They’re a six year-old’s paintball, a technophobe’s CounterStrike, a pacifist’s home defense.

They’re also capable of making ordinary people look kick-awesome, as evidenced below. I dare you to disagree.