Xploderz is a line of toy weapon

Toy weapon

Toy weapons are toys that mimic real weapons, but are designed to be fun for children to play with and not dangerous.-Types of toy weapons:Some are essentially similar to the real thing, but less powerful. Weapons for cutting and stabbing have dull blades usually in plastic. Weapons formerly made...

s made by The Maya Group to compete with Hasbro

Hasbro

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's Nerf Super Soaker

Super Soaker

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 line and marketed as a safer alternative to paintball

Paintball

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. The ammunition uses what The Maya Group calls "H2Grow Technology", wherein the polymer pellets (containing acrylic acid

Acrylic acid

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, sodium hydroxide and coloring) grow into water pellets after being immersed in water for three hours. Unlike paintball pellets, the water pellets are biodegradable, easy to clean off clothing and will not cause any bodily injury.

The Xploderz concept is based on Orbeez, a girls' toy line also by The Maya Group that uses water-absorbent pellets.

Current models

All Xploderz blasters except the XGround Pounder 2500 come with a standard 75-round ammo clip.

• XBlaster 200 - A pistol with a 200 rounds of ammo and a maximum firing distance of 50 feet.
• Face Off 400 - A gift set of two Xblaster 200 blasters.
• XStormer 1000 - A pistol with a flip-up sight and 1,000 rounds of ammo that fires up to 75 feet. Comes with Ammo Depot, which makes and holds up to 500 rounds.
• XRanger 2000 - A sniper rifle with 2,000 rounds of ammo, a detachable stock, flip-up sight, foldable bipod and 500-round Ammo Depot. Its maximum firing distance is 85 feet.
• XGround Pounder 2500 - An assault rifle with 2,500 rounds of ammo, a detachable stock, larger 250-round ammo clip and 500-round Ammo Depot. It fires rounds up to 100 feet.