Weapons
Weapons
MetalStorm 3GL Can Launch 720 Grenades A Minute
4:40AM Jesus Diaz | This is the Milkor MGL/M32, a lightweight 40mm semi-automatic, 6-shot grenade launcher. It does a lot of bang-bang-my-baby-shot-me-down, but it’s no match for the deadly simple, electronically-fired MetalStorm 3GL. More »
Gadgets
The Bomb-Sniffing Gadget That’s (Definitely Not) Saving Iraq
1:51AM John Herrman | The promise of the ADE 651 is seductive: a handheld detector which susses out bombs, guns, drugs and human bodies from up to a kilometre away. And the Iraqi military swears by it! One problem: It doesn’t seem to work. More »
Toys
Super Spit Balls
8:40AM Mark Wilson | You’re still using paper? Pfft, how 20th century of you. We recommend only Spit Balls-branded spit balls, tiny polymer beads that grow up to 200 times (and grossly stick) in your mouth. $US4.95. [Scientifics via OhGizmo! via Nerd Approved]
Weapons
Yellow Jacket: The Unmanned Helicopter That Sniffs Out Bombs
6:00PM Rosa Golijan | Roadside bombs are a source of fear for both soldiers as well as their worried families at home. Thankfully the Pentagon is working on projects such as Yellow Jacket: unmanned helicopters which detect electromagnetic emissions from potential improvised explosive devices (IEDs). More »
Weapons
This DIY Automated Sentry Gun Looks Terrifyingly Easy To Built
5:20PM Rosa Golijan | I know we’re only halfway through the week, but I’ve already got the freakishly scary weekend project I want to take on. Some folks have put together instructions to build a completely automatic, autonomous sentry gun. More »
Weapons
Grenade Launcher Taser Can Hit People 60m Away
2:59AM Jesus Diaz | This is exactly what the world needs: another taser. This one can be fired using a standard 40mm grenade launcher, which gives it a 60m range — three times the range of the XREP. Supposedly, it’s non-lethal. Some disagree: More »
Networks
USAF’s Ultrawideband Laser Networks
7:21AM Jesus Diaz | The US Air Force is not only experimenting with lasers to kill missiles. They are now using them to transmit data from planes and drones at 35km and enabling quantum encryption. They did it with adaptive optics. More »
Weapons
Make A High-Speed Spear Launcher
12:40PM Adam Frucci | Bored? Why not direct your restless energy into building an Atlatl, an ancient spear-throwing device that’ll let you toss a spear far farther than you could before. More »
Vehicles
For Sale: Military Assault Hovercraft, Weapons Included
2:40AM Jesus Diaz | Attention all nutters! Now you can buy your very own 55-metre Excelsior-class military assault hovercraft for just $US69 million, fully armed, and with plenty of space to carry 140 rangers and three T-80 heavy soviet tanks. She’s such a beauty. More »
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