Civil war reenactments always sounded like a lot of fun, but those firearm replicas and blanks can get quite expensive. and so, bring in the super soakers- Squirts have numerous advantages. they're very cheap, so you can save some money. they squirt water, a great way to prevent heat stroke amongst the reenactors; and here's the best part: the bright colorful squirt guns can make a reenactment of an otherwise gruesome bloody battle a little bit cheerier and silly, making such mediums of teaching history more palatable to observers.
-- Kociol, Jul 13 2006

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