Two 15-year-olds were detained after Waymo reported they were drinking and shooting gel ball blasters from a driverless vehicle while being driven around San Mateo, California, police said.

In a social post, San Mateo Police Department said, “After calling us and stopping the car, we were able to safely remove both subjects and determined they were shooting Orbeez (water beads) from the car as they sipped on afternoon libations while being chauffeured around town in the driverless vehicle.”

Waymo contacted police, who stopped the vehicle.

Authorities warn that shooting projectiles at high speed could cause real damage, even if they are from toy guns.

“While there was some ingenuity to this scheme, toy guns, water guns, and BB guns all pose real dangers, especially to an untrained eye. The simple handling of them can cause fear in passersby or in those who don’t get a good look,” police said in their statement.

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