. >> reporter: when inventor lonnie johnson was designing this toy -- okay, wow. got it.e had no idea what a splash it would make. >> 1,000 packs of full force blast from first shot to last. >> reporter: since the super soaker hit store shelves in the early 1990s, it's racked up more than $1 billion in sales. >> my turn! >> reporter: when johnson was growing up in mobile, alabama, he played with everything, including fire. >> one of my fondest memories actually was when i was mixing rocket fuel in my mother's kitchen. smoke was spewing out of the pipe. my parents realized what had happened. they told me that i would have to mix my rocket fuel outside from now on. >> reporter: so they just simply admonished you. lonnie, please stop using this as a launch pad. >> reporter: the fuse was lit, and in 1968 he entered a statewide high school science competition with his very own robot. >> it took me over a year to build him, and he wasll remote controlled. >> reporter: he took first place. after earning his masters in nuclear engineering, johnson landed at nasa's legendary jet p

lonnie johnson was inducted into the alabama engineering hall of fame in 2011.ere inducted into that hall of fame? >> yes. >> reporter: did you ever buy her a new sauce pan? [laughter] >> i'll have to remodel her house. hidnot me.in? by hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within, keeping you one step ahead of eczema. and that means long-lasting clearer skin... and fast itch relief for adults. hide my skin? not me. by helping to control eczema with dupixent, you can show more with less eczema. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur including anaphylaxis, which is severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. if you take asthma medicines don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. when you help heal your skin from within, you can change how your skin looks and feels. and that's the kind of change you notice. talk to your eczema specialist about dupixent, a breakthrough eczema treatment. you know when you