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Lonnie Johnson

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Inventor

The Resume

    (October 6, 1949- )
    Founder of Johnson Research and Development
    Invented the Super Soaker

Why he might be annoying:

    He is not well liked by the anti-gun community.
    He wanted to call the Super Soaker 'Power Drencher.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He invented thermodynamics systems for NASA.
    He came up with the idea of the Super Soaker when hooking up a pump to his bathroom sink.
    He served in the United States Air Force.
    In his hometown, February 25, 1994 is declared 'Lonnie G. Johnson Day.'
    He was told that he was not smart enough to be an engineer. He would go on to receive his masters' degree in Engineering from Tuskegee University in 1974.

Credit: Toys in the Attic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 200 Votes: 50.50% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 133 Votes: 61.65% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 33 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 89 Votes: 39.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 42.22% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 54.79% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 126 Votes: 47.62% Annoying