Microsoft Company Picnic - Water War Batter Zone
The instant I saw the Water Wars Battle Zone at the Microsoft Company Picnic, I knew I had to get in on it. It reminded me so much of the infamous rock fight I started in China. Water balloon fights in a picnic is nothing new. However, MS took it to another level with their water wars battle zone.
Each team received six water balloons and was put inside the battle cage. Inside the cage is a bungee slingshot to shoot the water balloons across the field and into the enemy cage. When the balloon hits the cage, it burst on impact and the water splashes the people inside the cage. It’s good wet fun and way more safe than a rock fight.
Here you see Jasmine and I about to launch an assault on her mom and brother. Our first two shot hit them dead on. The third balloon overshot the cage. The forth landed shout, the fifth was a hit and the final balloon flew over the cage and hit someone outside of the battle zone. Jasmine’s mom was a terrible shot. Her water balloons kept landing short, but the last two connected. Here’s a video of the battle.
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I bet it feels good to be like kids again
Reply to this commentI heard from a friend of mine who has a sister who knows a guy who is doing the catering at the picnic that John Chow killed a family of baby seals with his water balloons and that five pandas had to be treated for shock.
Then John complained about being wet so he went and dried himself on the baby seal’s fur while laughing and talking about the pandas had just felt “The John Chow Effect”…
Reply to this commentSo John Chow is the root of evil afterall
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Reply to this commenthmm, funny
Reply to this commentWe should have big water fight, battle of the blogs…
Reply to this commentgreat idea.
that should be fun
Reply to this commentI hear water and oomputers do not go together very well.
Reply to this commentTime for a water balloon fight in a datacenter
Reply to this commentYeah, I think so too…
Reply to this commentAwesome fun!
I remember an old school fair where some kid through a water balloon into my mum’s back from a few metres away.
I regret not trying to beat the s**t out of him!
Reply to this commentwater fight was banned at my school
Reply to this commentHaha, that looks crazy. Not as painful as a rock fight, but not bad
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DevDad
Reply to this commentYou are almost the last person I want to see in a wet t-shirt.
Reply to this commentjohn looks good
Reply to this commenthaha
microsoft picnic sounds fun. for sm reason i found that warning sign pretty amusing
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Reply to this comment–THE EASY WAY–
Water war is always very fun to play. You need to aggressively attack the opponents.
Reply to this commentYes definitely, the MS water fight is waaayyy too safe. Dissapointing John.
Reply to this commentbut was he able to nail Bill with a balloon??
That would be evil. Crash the party and nail the host!!!
Reply to this commentLooks like fun. Shame I didn’t get an invite!
Steve
Reply to this commentwell, i suppose we just have to work harder for it
Reply to this commentYeah, it really looks like fun… and it looks funny
Reply to this commentLooked fun!
Reply to this commentlets go ride a pony or something haha!
Reply to this commentLooks like good fun!
Reply to this commentAfter the first MS post I was like this place seems somewhat fun, then the food and beer tent and now this. Thanks for informing the masses about this awesome weekend. I Bet more than just a “few” readers may show up next year!
Reply to this commentJustice was served!
Reply to this commentthinking about beer tents, who isnt getting ready for oktoberfest?
Reply to this commentSo did you go and ride those ponies next John?
Reply to this commenti don’t think those ponies can afford to do that
Reply to this commentNow that looks fun! I have to try that one!
Darin
Reply to this commentThat’s fun
Reply to this commentLooks fun! Microsoft sure can throw a picnic! wow!
Reply to this commentJohn, do you have notice that you speak like Raymond from Every body loves Raymond?, maybe I have to start a blog, everybodylovesJohnChow.com, and see if haves the same effect as Johncow.com
PS I have the accent of Salma Hayek, the problem is that I am a man !!, later . . .
Reply to this commentThis brings back the good old days!!
Reply to this commentThose guys know how to have fun
Reply to this commentMaybe if John drank less at the party, the stock price would go higher.
There goes my retirement……
Reply to this commentSo does anybody know how much this picnic cost?
Reply to this commentI’m wondering too. I’d guess it’s at least $5 million.
Reply to this commentSo that would be $50 per person. A good guess I reckon. John - do you know:?:
Reply to this commentI asked the picnic company how much something like this cost but they say they don’t discuss what a client pays.
Reply to this commentweird that i dont see any sponsors banner
Reply to this commentThere are no sponsor banners because MS paid for the entire thing.
Reply to this commentLooks like a good time.. and legal.. those things don’t usually go together..
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