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Watch The NSW Police Test The 'Liberator' 3D-Printed Gun
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The World's First Entirely 3D-Printed Gun Has Been Successfully Test-Fired
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World's First Entirely 3D Printed Gun
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Monster Machines: This Nuke Detector Will Spot World-Ending Warheads
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Watch This Man Shoot And Electrocute Himself As He Demos A Coil Gun
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Monster Machines: Aboard The Smarter, Deadlier Aircraft Carrier Of Tomorrow
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A Lethal Slingshot That Shoots Metal Oreos
A few months ago, Joerg (I feel like we’re on a first-name basis with him at this point, right?) had the idea to shoot Oreos out of a pump-action slingshot. It was a fun time, but it was not as deadly as he would have liked. So round two of the Oreo challenge involves oreo-sized metal washers. Not surprisingly, they cause more destruction.
Monster Machines: This New Tank-Bulldozer Hybrid Is Freakin’ Amazing
It’s the realisation of every seven-year-old boy’s dream — a bulldozer on a tank chassis with a machine gun. Known as the Terrier, this ditch-digging combat engineer vehicle is as adaptable as its canine namesake.
This Potato Bazooka Delivers The World’s Most Fearsome Frozen Food
Any mischief-maker worth his property damage knows a thing or two about using spud-based projectile weaponry.Our good pal Joerg Sprave is no different, though his weapon of choice uses wood and rubber bands instead of PVC and hairspray.
A SlingSword Is A Sword/Slingshot Hybrid For Fighting Zombies
Joerg Sprave is expanding his horizons and moving The Slingshot Channel into a new era. He had blacksmith James Helm make him a small sword and this demo is a relaxing break for all of us. Just some good old fashioned coconut decapitation to test the blade. Refreshing! Oh, and the hilt of the sword also has a built-in slingshot. Baby steps.
This Insane Homemade Lightsabre Burns Straight Through Things
OK, so this should be labelled with extreme hazard warnings or something. A crazy laser enthusiast actually built his own lightsabre capable of burning straight through things.
Report: Chinese Hackers Have Stolen Sensitive US Weapon Design Files
According to a confidential report prepared for the Pentagon, Chinese hackers have stolen American blueprints for some of the most sensitive advanced weapons systems. Citing the report and sources within the defence industry, the Washington Post explains that hackers have stolen designs for “more than two dozen major weapons systems”.
How To Chill A Beer With A Slingshot
Slingshots aren’t just good for firing toilet brushes and Oreos. With a little thought, you can even use one to cool a beer.
Watch The NSW Police Test The ‘Liberator’ 3D-Printed Gun
Yesterday, Luke covered the NSW Police’s press conference discussing the dangers of the “Liberator”, a single-shot gun one can create themselves with a CAD file and 3D printer. Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione mentioned during the presser that the organisation had printed a few of the weapons itself and tested them, the results of which you can view in this video.
3D Printed Guns ‘Not The Most Efficient Way’ To Make Firearms, Says Aussie Scientist
3D printing might only now be hitting the mainstream, but people have been making things out of other things for years. Guns, of course, are no exception and while all this talk of fashioning firearms out of plastic and magic has raised eyebrows, it appears we might be getting ahead of ourselves, according to one Australian expert.
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