In 2018, we marveled over the Spyra One, an try and crowdfund a contemporary Tremendous Soaker that would blast veritable bolts of water; refill itself from a pool; and keep a digital ammo gauge of your pictures, due to a heap of electronics, a self-pressurizing tank, and a battery you recharge by way of a typical USB-C port. The large catch: you needed to be keen to danger north of $133 on an unproven Kickstarter that wound up transport a 12 months delayed.
However not solely did Spyra finally handle to ship these blasters (11,000 of them, in keeping with the corporate) it’s now received a brand new model coming subsequent month that seems like an enormous enchancment in virtually each method. The brand new Spyra Two fires quicker, additional, has twice the battery life, the corporate claims the pump is much less noisy now — and this time, the corporate says it’s already manufactured and able to ship in early June with no crowdfunding in any way. The preliminary models appear to be bought out, however Spyra’s web site says it’ll have extra in July.
The one draw back, on paper anyhow, is a decrease capability of 20 pictures in comparison with the 25 of the unique… and a $159 pricetag. You’ll be able to nonetheless cost up three distinct pictures at a time, every able to dispense a shot-glass value of water at your mates, or cost up for a much bigger blast that may journey as much as 46 ft for those who’re aiming at a 45-degree angle.
Right here’s a fast spec comparability I whipped up:
Spyra Spec Shootout
Spec | Spyra One | Spyra Two |
---|---|---|
Spec | Spyra One | Spyra Two |
Capability | 25 blasts | 20 blasts |
Priming pace | 1.5 seconds | 1.1 seconds |
Efficient vary | 25 ft | 30 ft |
Most vary | 40 ft | 46 ft |
Refill time | 14 seconds | 12 seconds |
Blast dimension | 30ml | 30ml |
Tank dimension | 750ml | 600ml (approx) |
Battery life | 45 refills / 1125 blasts | 90 refills / 2000 blasts |
Cost time | 6 hours | TBD |
Worth | ~$133 | $159 |
Whereas the corporate doesn’t appear to have an official video of the brand new Spyra Two in motion but, simply the transient intro above, you’ll be able to try this video from YouTuber LordDraconical for an concept of what the blaster’s able to.
Drac factors out that it’s additionally received a rubber flap over the USB-C port now, letting you extra absolutely submerge it in a swimming pool. The corporate’s documentation isn’t fairly clear on whether or not that’s a good suggestion, although: whereas one FAQ web page states that “All parts of the SpyraTwo are individually protected agains[t] water injury” and that the first danger is solely that it gained’t float, one other FAQ reads:
The SpyraTwo is sort of a yoghurt cup, which suggests your SpyraTwo will refill with water and be a part of the Titanic. This will additionally improve the dripping on the barrel. Amongst different issues, this will have an effect on the lifespan of the SpyraTwo!
Cool.