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The Decidedly Deadly Women Of World War 2

2:00AM September 12, 2011 | Jack Loftus

In World War 2′s European theatre, women were often as brutal a soldier as their better-known male counterparts, if not more. This was especially so in the war-torn Soviet Union, Poland and within the notorious German S.S. More »


News

Man With Laser-Sighted Sniper Rifle Hunting Rats In Moscow

2:00AM May 12, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Look, everyone needs a hobby. I like to read, and stare solemnly out my window. It’s good to stay active! But this Russian fellow has a particularly engaging pastime: hunting down Moscow’s rat population and blowing them to rodent hell. More »


Mobile

The iPhone 4, Slow-Mo Sniped By Navy Seal

12:00AM June 26, 2010 | Mark Wilson

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A retired Navy Seabee fired a .50 calibre round from a Barrett M82A1. His target? An iPhone. I can only hope the guy camps outside my neighbourhood hipster-laden Starbucks and POW – right in the Face(Time). More »


Australia Uses Segway Robots To Train Snipers

2:03AM April 9, 2010 | Adam Frucci

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How do you make sniper target practice more helpful and more fun? By shooting at Segway robots, of course. More »


This Robot Helicopter Snipes Better Than You With an Xbox 360 Controller…In Real Life

11:00AM April 17, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

When war is a videogame, it’s much easier to pull the trigger: Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System is a robot helicopter with a .338-calibre rifle controlled by the user with an Xbox 360 controller. [Popular Mechanics]

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The Pentagon’s EXACTO Rifle Will Be Able to Take Out Pirates A Mile Away

3:30PM April 16, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

The EXACTO (EXtreme ACcuracy Tasked Ordnance) rifle will conceivably be able to fire accurately at far longer distances than are possible now by combating weather with self-guiding bullets. Yes, you read that right.

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Gadgets

Ultra-Powerful Sniper TV-B-Gone Rifle with LED Aim

2:22PM February 6, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

TV-B-Gone + 30 infrared LEDs + mineral crystal lens + blue LED laser-like precision aim + PVC tubes + black paint = Judgement Day. And this time it’s personal, punks. [hacked gadgets]

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Badass Sniper Cleanly Shoots the Gun Out of a Crazy Man’s Hand

4:00AM August 21, 2007 | Adam Frucci

newVideoPlayer("sniper_shot_gawker.flv", 475, 376); While guns may be being attached to robots, precision shots are still left to well-trained human sharpshooters. Check this oldie-but-still-goodie out: cops were trying to keep a guy was sitting in a lawn chair in the middle of the road from shooting himself. He wasn’t responding to their demands, so they called in a sharpshooter who shot the gun out of his hand. Without hurting him. Sorry robots, but not even your cold, metal precision could pull off a move like that. [Spulch] More »