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DIY Pistol Shoots Out Blocks So You Can Win at Jenga Every Time
8:20AM Sean Fallon | The essence of cheating is secrecy, so this DIY wooden Jenga pistol is going to be ineffective in that regard. However, the ability to blast blocks cleanly from the tower does make the game more exciting. More »
Peripherals
The Pistol Instrument Cable Knows How to Rock, Kill
1:40AM Mark Wilson | If you need to plug in your guitar to an amp, then chances are that you aren’t some hippie activist—so you’ll be able to appreciate this Pistol Instrument Cable. More »
Weapons
Party-Pooping FDA Says Palm Pistol Definitely Not a ‘Medical Device’
10:27PM John Herrman | Yesterday the inventor of the Palm Pistol, intended primarily to allow arthritic old people to settle beefs, claimed it had been approved as a medical gadget by the FDA. On the matter, the FDA had this to say: “NO.” More »
Weapons
Palm Pistol: Grandma is Going On a Toodle Shootin’ Rampage
12:45AM Sean Fallon | Thanks to the Second Amendment, even the elderly have the right to keep and bear arms. The problem is that many of the guns out there are a bit unwieldy for an older person to handle. However, the inventors of the Palm Pistol are planning to change all that with a weapon that is ideal for both the elderly and the physically disabled. The firearm appears to be a redesign of the classic “Chicago Palm Pistol” first patented in the US in 1883—the difference being that the modern Palm Pistol is a single shot device with a thumb trigger. According to the product site, “point and shoot couldn’t be easier”—so now we have to worry about protecting our toodles from pistol packin’ Grandmas like the one featured after the break. More »
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