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Hela Throwing Disc: Frustratingly Fun Flinging

Hela is a “throwing disc,” that looks a lot like other “throwing discs” you’ve probably encountered. But the devil (and the delights!) are in the details.


November 28, 2007
Gadgets

Taser Flying Saucer Drone on the Way

Get out of the way everybody! Here comes a Taser Flying Saucer from France. A company headed by Taser distributer Antoine di Zazzo is working on an unmanned “mini flying saucer” that will be able to zap electric hell from above onto rioting crowds, malcontents and evildoers.

Zazzo says his hovering shocker will be raining down the pain sometime next year, and could even find its way to these shores. Pushbutton Tasering from a distance? Sounds like an insane idea. This whole Taser concept has gone way too far, but we suppose it’s better than mass murdering crowds of people. [Danger Room]


August 24, 2007
Uncategorized

Students Mistake Landmine for Frisbee, Narrowly Avoid Death

When a couple of Swiss kids on holiday in Hungary found a circular object by a river, they did the logical thing and started playing Frisbee with it. They were gob-smacked to learn, however, that their toy was, in fact, a Soviet anti-tank landmine.