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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Weapons

Update: Oops, the MEDUSA Mind Control Ray Gun Will Actually Kill You

12:00AM Jack Loftus | The MEDUSA crowd control ray gun we reported on earlier this month sounded like some pretty amazing–and downright scary–technology. Using the microwave auditory effect, the beam, in theory, would have put sounds and voice-like noises in your head, thereby driving you away from the area. Crowd control via voices in your head. Sounds cool. However, it turns out that the beam would actually kill you before any of that happy stuff started taking place, most likely by frying or cooking your brain inside your skull. Can you imagine if this thing made it out into the field? Awkward! More »
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Monday, January 28, 2008
Gadgets

Death Ray Machine Does What Jesus Could Not

11:00AM Haroon Malik | For this week’s retromodo installation, we’re looking at the Death Ray Machine, (awesome name). Apparently, the device was put together by a Cleveland scientist, and its abilities were only showcased in a one time display to members of the National Inventors’ Congress at Omaha, Nebraska. The Death Ray Machine was witnessed to instantly kill dogs, cats and rabbits once its beam shone on them. More »
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