Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-3362895-20191230160554/@comment-27306930-20200102024140



Criminy ! Those RIVAL rounds are tough. I'm sure the right side of that fingernail will grow back eventually 😉

Anyway. Here's some cross sections of three popular HIRs to illustrate the consistency of the foam. (Caution: large Hi-res pic) The yellow RIVALs on top are very consistent. I don't see any voids or bubbles anywhere in the foam.

The Orbit rounds in the middle are full of bubbles of all sizes. Some are as big as the holes in Mojo's rounds. Others are just pinholes. They're evenly distributed throughout the foam, and some are quite close to the surface. It's plausible that some could be exposed due to normal wear and tear.

The Adventure Force rounds on the bottom have a series of tiny bubbles evenly distributed throughout. I'm sure exposing ones near the surface could contribute to degredation, or what would appear to be excessive wear.

Unfortunately none of this explains the damage pattern in Mojo's green RIVAL rounds. I'm still not sure what's going on.