Open war in the workplace

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Lacking the buzz in office? Stuck among workaholics? Or are your colleagues taking far too many power naps? Here are a few ways to inject a little life into them.

Gone are the days when your only means of doing so was a rubber band catapult firing paper pellets "" office toys today are as hi-tech as your cubicle.

First chill

Snowball fights can be fun, especially if you're using Instant Snow ($2.99-11.99). It is a powdered polymer that absorbs a little water and expands nearly 100 times into a flaky white non-toxic substance, closely resembling real snow.

It can simply be thrown around and turns back into powder when it dries. It is non-toxic, but definitely not edible.

The buzzing game

Nothing beats the Palmsize Havoc Helicopter ($29.99) for coolness. It is remote controlled and takes off from your hand like a hummingbird.

Run it in circles above your workmates and the rotors will create a buzz that's enough to get on anyone's nerves. The only means of getting back at you is for them to buy their own choppers and shoot you down.

Open offence

So you don't like the guys in the opposite cubicle? Declare war on them. Begin the attack by catapulting Ninjas and Pirates ($3.99-8.99). For covering fire, you can opt for the full automatic assault rifle ($24.99) which fires 240 rounds of plastic ammunition a minute.

For the heavy stuff, there's very own main battle tank ($39.99-89.99), which fires a heavy plastic pellet every second, and the Megazooka ($24.99), which shoots a powerful blast of air up to 20 feet.

Finally, to defend your lines, the USB missile launcher ($59.99) fires foam darts using compressed air. And there is nothing more geeky than targeting your darts using the inbuilt webcam.

These gadgets are available on websites like www.thinkgeek.com. Or simply Google "office toys".