Oct 08
This thing looks like a cross between a gun, some weird cooking utensil, and an elaborate medical instrument. It is of course none of those things: but can your work out what it was used for? More »
Oct 06
This Slingshot Cannon Shoots Vibrators Like the Little Golden Bullets They Are [Video]
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They look like golden bullets, sure, but I don’t care what kind of sexual deviant you are; you probably shouldn’t be on the recieving end of a gun that fires vibraters. Nonetheless, Joerg Sprave has built one—caving to watcher’s demands—and dubbed it the “Launcher of Love,” which is suggestive in its own right. More »
Oct 04
When I was a wee pup, my favorite thing about James Bond movies were the scenes with Q. Back then, getting a peek behind the laboratory of insane gadgets and wild weapons was just as cool as killing bad guys in a tuxedo and sleeping with women without one. But how real were those movie-world gadgets? Giz favorite Neil deGrasse Tyson analyzed and fact checked Bond weapons to see which were scientifically viable. More »
Oct 04
Over the Top Rifle Controller Makes Modern Warfare More Real Than Ever [Controllers]
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The Nintendo Wiimote and Sony’s PlayStation Move controllers made big strides in increasing the realism in first person shooter games. But neither can hold a candle to the $90 Delta Six combat rifle when it comes to enhancing the make believe shoot-em-up experience. It’s amazing how far we’ve come since the NES Zapper. More »
Oct 03
A former Marine Corps marksmanship instructor has an interesting theory on why gangsters (in the movies or maybe even in real life) decide to shoot their guns sideways: it’s actually a good idea in theory to quickly aim a firearm. More »
Sep 30
Slingshots aren’t just child’s play, especially when they have a draw-distance greater than the height of several small children. Joerg Sprave is no stranger to crazy slingshot cannons, but he’s really outdone himself this time with one that’s longer than he is tall. More »
Sep 25
This Is What Makes the USS Gerald R. Ford the Best Aircraft Carrier Ever Designed [Video]
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So, you want to buy an aircraft carrier. Stateside, there’s only one place you can go—Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest dry-dock in the western hemisphere. More »
Sep 23
Sep 23
A giant, heavy hammer seems like an easy weapon to wield, but if you’re not Thor, it turns out that it can be a little tough. Still, that hasn’t stopped slingshot virtuoso Joerg Sprave from using one—and a few of the slingshots from his collection—to utterly destroy a car with some help from a friend. Sure, you can spend lots of a time building impressive slingshot gadgets, but every now and then you’ve got to take some time off to just destroy. [YouTube] More »
Sep 20
Dear police: Feel free to tase children at will. According to a new study reviewing 100 cases in which tasers were used to subdue adolescent suspects, doctors found that the kids were just fine afterwards. Hurray for brutality! More »
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