Friday- Nerf Wars

I've been talking about serious stuff all week so I thought I'd tell you about something fun I do every week: Nerf Wars.  Every Friday in Lee Hall, a bunch of students, many of whom are in Galileo, get together and play with Nerf guns.  Some of the games we play include humans versus zombies, capture the flag, and king of the hill.  Nerf wars are a lot of fun and a great way to let go of stress after a week of school.

The Nerf group is not officially recognized by the university, but it has existed for three years and the group owns a large collection of guns, darts, and other accessories. Although you can borrow guns from the group, many students have their own, which they modify to shoot faster or be more powerful. I've modified my own gun to shoot farther.

My gun is a Nerf Barricade, which uses two counter rotating flywheels to shoot darts out of the front of the gun. I've taken out the three AA batteries that used to be in there, and replaced them with a single nine volt battery.  This makes the gun lighter and doubles the voltage, making the flywheels spin twice as fast and shoot almost twice the distance.  My next plan is to modify my gun to hold clips like this project here.  This would let my gun hold up to 35 rounds at one and to reload those clips quickly.

I've had fun blogging my first week and I'll see you next week.