What was Lonnie Johnson attempting to develop scientifically when the idea for the Super Soaker first struck him?
Answer
A heat pump utilizing pressurized water vapor
Johnson, a nuclear engineer at JPL, was working on the Galileo mission when he attempted to devise a heat pump that would use pressurized water vapor instead of environmentally unfriendly freon, leading to the accidental discovery.
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