Hi, I'm currently writing an article about names in origami. That got me thinking about the traditional model the waterbomb (is it one or two words?). I learned about that model when I was really young, although I didn't learn how to fold it for many many years. Anyway, When I learned about it I was told it was called the inflatable cube.
There's a BIG difference between an inflatable cube and a waterbomb. Only the second one describes itself as an instrument used as a one time toy for wetting people. Why is that it's "official" name? Was it commonly used like that when it was originally created? Is that currently it's most common use? I must confess I've never seen a person filling it with water and throwing it to someone else. So in a nutshell, where does the waterbomb name come from, in the case of the traditional origami ,and what made the name so popular? I really hope a couple of you can help me out. History of origami is a REALLY interesting topic! PS: I wish I could also ask David.
