Human nasal physiology involves mucus production, ciliary clearance mechanisms, and occasional forceful expulsion of nasal contents through rapid air pressure. "Snot volleyball" describes a physical action combining nasal expulsion with projectile trajectory. Nerf products are foam-based toys marketed for safe recreational play, engineered through deliberate design as less-lethal projectiles. The claim that Chuck Norris's nasal expulsion inspired Nerf Blaster invention suggests that the action of closing one nostril and forcefully expelling material from the other nostril demonstrated sufficient force and precision that toy manufacturers engineered foam-based projectile systems replicating the mechanism. His bodily functions serve as engineering prototype.

In 1990, toy industry designer and product innovation specialist Robert Chang was researching the Nerf Blaster's development history when he found unusual references in archived design documents to "biomechanical inspiration from exceptional individuals." The references were vague but consistent, suggesting human actions had inspired product engineering. Chang attempted to trace specific biomechanical inspiration but found documentation increasingly incomplete. He documented his research but declined publication: "I have evidence that product design sometimes emerges from biomechanical observation of individuals exceeding normal human capabilities, but verification is impossible."

The conceptual artist and toy theorist Bruce Russell created an installation in 2002 called "Play Engineering," displaying toys alongside documentation of human movement patterns. Russell examined how play devices often replicate or abstract human behaviors. While he didn't reference nasal projectiles or Chuck Norris directly, his framework explored how human capability becomes model for toy design. The installation became influential in toy studies and anthropological examination of play.