Foam dart blaster

[citation needed] Other notable brands include Zuru's X-Shot and Prime Time Toys' Dart Zone.

The first foam dart blaster produced was Sharpshooter in 1992 by Nerf, owned by Hasbro.

[1] While there exists a variety of priming mechanisms for foam dart blasters, the two major ones are spring-powered, typically being manually powered, and flywheel, typically requiring batteries.

[citation needed] A flywheel blaster has a set of rapidly spinning wheels, that upon contact propel the dart forwards.

The can cause severe blunt ocular trauma and permanent visual loss, particularly in children.

A foam dart blaster enthusiast with a Nerf Stampede ECS in 2011