I loaded up my water pistol and went to town. Thirty-six targets were shot out in 30 seconds. The previous record was 28.
This record took more prep time and effort than most. The targets were required to be poi/goldfish scoopers. I had no idea what they were but it’s a traditional Japanese kids game that involves using round plastic frames with a thin sheet of paper to scoop fish out of the water. You have to scoop the fish out without the paper breaking. In my case, I had to break through each piece of paper with a water pistol/squirt gun before moving on to the next. Jennifer was on a business trip to Japan and had a friend buy both the poi scoopers and 1,000 sheets of poi scooper paper.
I was all set up which takes a considerable amount of time since all the paper needs to be loaded and then the targets need to be vertically positioned. I also had the squirt gun that I had been practicing with for months. I practiced with it before getting set up and just as I was about to start the attempt it got clogged and no water would come out. I tried shaking it. No luck. I finally stuck a paper clip in the opening since I couldn’t find a needle and cleared the obstruction. But then I shot it and the spray came out was no longer a jet of water. It went everywhere. I couldn’t even reach the targets 2 meters away. I quickly left for the neighborhood Walmart but they didn’t have any. The next stop was Fred Meyer and they had a couple options. I bought 2 different types of guns (10 in total since they came in 1 packs and 8 packs and I wanted a backup). It was a grand total of $5.06.
I raced back to find I only had the bare minimum people left to even attempt the record. I started and after 10 seconds I was ahead of pace and slowed down to shoot a little more deliberately. I shot through the 36th target in just less than 30 seconds.
Next up: I’m looking for challengers to a precision-based water gun fight.
