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Steampunk Wooden NERF Gun Actually Works

This might not be the most awesome thing I've seen, but it comes really close since I don't remember the last time I set eyes on a gun that works despite being made of wood. One wouldn't expect a NERF N-Strike Barricade gun to go through a major design overhaul and actually preserve its primary func...

28 September 2011
09:23 GMT

Akon Talks Dolla’s Death at Gun Violence Forum

During a 2007 concert, Akon grabbed a teenage male fan who had gotten up on stage presumably to meet his idol, raising him above his head and then threw him in the pit, where he was hurt. Akon is now serving 65 hours of court-ordered anti-violence campaign, and the tour has reached Poughkeepsie a couple of hours ago,...

29 May 2009
05:46 GMT

Teens Shot for Their iPods

Two brothers, aged 18 and 19, were outside a McDonald's in Neasden, North West London, on Saturday night socializing with three friends when they were approached by five younger individuals. The gang demanded their iPods and cell phones, pulling a gun on them in the process. The two brothers were shot  afte...

18 February 2009
06:20 GMT

XM25, Possibly the Deadliest Gun in the World

With a demonstrated effectiveness of six times that of a grenade launcher or a 5.56 mm carbine, and the ability to take down targets hiding behind walls, trenches or other obstacles, the XM25 carbine is a giant progress in weapon lethality.For obvious reasons, the following details are neither for the feeble-hearted ...

29 September 2008
02:55 GMT

Woman Takes Internet Provider Employee Hostage

A woman whose Internet connection dropped when she needed to do a month's work in six days apparently took hostage the technical support employee who came to fix the problem. Carol Sinclair, a 53-year-old Canadian actress and playwright, called her Internet provider when she realized that she couldn’t mana...

5 September 2008
11:22 GMT

GUN - Achievements (Xbox 360)

When they said that the true brutality of the West would be exactly portrayed in Gun, I didn't believe it for a second so I went on playing without giving it another thought. The first close-up of a slashed throat changed my opinion almost immediately and the more I played, the more I enjoyed it in a fun and twi...

2 July 2008
10:05 GMT

Jamie Lynn's Boyfriend Threatens Paparazzi with Gun

It looks like Jamie Lynn Spears got herself a true cowboy for a baby daddy (and future husband, if we are to believe the latest persistent rumors). The fact is, women in the Spears family aren't exactly famed for their ultra-refined tastes in men, and big sister Britney is living proof of that. However, it would...

9 April 2008
09:17 GMT

A Weapon of the Future: Ultrasound Gun

Forget the rubber bullets and water jets. The weapon of the future for controlling the mob will employ sounds. Or you may use it against the little monsters of the Halloween or an annoying neighbor. The handheld sonic gun, called Sonic Devestator, can emit intense ultrasonic charges capable of causing intense pain an...

22 March 2008
04:46 GMT

Be Careful What You Buy Online - It Might Contain a Gun!

Internet auctions often turn up interesting items being found hidden within the original item sold. Last month, a laptop bought on eBay had a DVD containing Secret Service information hidden under the keyboard and the machine itself was encrypted to smithereens. That turned out well, but it's not always harmless...

21 March 2008
16:36 GMT

The Largest and the Smallest Revolvers in the World

Clint Eastwood would have faced a big problem if he had had to handle this revolver. Not to mention the size of the belt he would have had to wear. Still some could say they wear a big gun...This an amazing firearm, Pfeifer Zeliska, a copy of a Remington model 1859 revolver manufactured by Polish Ryszard Tobys of Cze...

4 October 2007
14:06 GMT

Parents Don't Agree with Nintendo's Upcoming Wii Zapper

Earlier this week, a poll was run on behalf of New Jersey's The Star-Ledger on its Parental Guidance blog. Parents were asked to think about the Wii's upcoming gun-like remote controller, which better enables their offspring to play shooters: "What do you think about making a wand in the shape of a weapon s...

18 September 2007
04:57 GMT

Advertising Standards Authority Pulls PS3 Violent Ad

Sony has a history with bad ads. In fact, so does Nintendo (but in an innocent way). Sony's however get banned quite often by authorities. Why do Sony do this to themselves over and over again? The last PS3 ad we saw encouraged crime and violence, while the one in question today apparently did the same thing. Ho...

8 August 2007
06:28 GMT

SHADOW, the Army's 4X4 Hybrid Stealth Vehicle

The Shadow Reconnaissance, Surveillance Targeting Vehicle (RST-V) is a prototype vehicle developed by General Dynamics Land Systems for the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR).It looks like a heavily modified Hu...

28 July 2007
05:19 GMT

Laser Sculpture Produces Complex Precision Parts

New laser technique can produce parts with intricate features and complex internal characteristics by consecutively melting thin layers of powdered materials applied onto the initial object. Each layer is machined right after it was applied, thus molding the final part step by step.This laser sculpture can be used t...

19 July 2007
04:17 GMT

How Does the Electric Shotgun Shell Work?

Have you ever heard of Tasers? They are electroshock weapons, incapacitants used for subduing a person by administering electric shock that may disrupt superficial muscle functions. But what happens when you combine the shock of the Taser with the power of shotgun?The electric shotgun shell is the answer. Named Tase...

11 July 2007
10:28 GMT

If Armed Autonomous Robot Kills Humans, Who's Guilty of Murder?

Last week, a company announced plans to produce autonomous robots equipped with Taser guns, which will be sold to law enforcement agencies in the US. They will be used for crowd control and against civilians, a situation that raised concerns and gave birth to some interesting questions. If such an armed autonomous r...

7 July 2007
06:54 GMT

How Did the World's Largest Atomic Cannon Work?

The Cold War was a time when all kinds of dangerous weapons were built, just to prove that one country could do it before the other. The nuclear bomb recently discovered, it soon became the ultimate terror weapon and a constant threat that the entire planet was forced to live with for decades.It wasn't long aft...

5 July 2007
10:52 GMT

How to Avoid the World's Most Advanced Cannon Artillery System

Howitzers are one of the most effective weapons in conventional wars around the world. They are artillery weapons, originally intended for use in siege warfare which made a name for themselves through their ability of delivering cast-iron shells filled with gunpowder or incendiary materials into the interior of fort...

4 July 2007
10:31 GMT

How Do "Laughing Bullets" Work?

The Pentagon, specifically the U.S. Defense Department, through The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, developed what is probably the weirdest, funniest and most out-of-this-world weapon.Well, it's not exactly a weapon, it's a bullet, as David Hambling, New Scientist correspondent, puts it. Now rea...

2 July 2007
10:41 GMT

The Weapon That Fires Around Corners

Who said that you can't shoot around the corner? But effectively seeing what you're shooting at is a different story. A company created a weapon system that allows the shooter to fire around the corners without sticking his hand out.Most importantly, the soldier or policeman won't be shooting blind, as...

28 June 2007
11:31 GMT

How to Fire the World's Most Powerful Automatic Weapon

Metal Storm's remote-controlled Redback 40mm weapon system is probably the world's most powerful automatic weapon and a devastating counter attack weapon to all types of threats. Today's automatic weapons have a magazine with bullets that are mechanically loaded into the barrel. This one uses electro...

20 June 2007
10:33 GMT

'48 Hour Madness Sale' up on GoGamer - Ankh - Heart of Osiris for Just $27.90!

Good news for gamers who like a good bargain and don't feel that they instantly have to play a newly rolled out game, retailing for a fortune: up on GoGamer, a list of eight almost old titles has been made available (mostly for the PC), retailing between 3.90 and 27.90 bucks, depending on the launch date and of ...

4 June 2007
05:04 GMT

How Do Armor Piercing Bullets Work?

What is an armor-piercing bullet? Of course, a bullet that (almost) no armor or bulletproof vest can withstand. And by the way, bulletproof vests don't exist. What you see in the movies are bullet-resistant vests, a more accurate term for modern body armor.The degree of resistance of an armor depends on the mat...

1 June 2007
11:21 GMT

Gun Secrets and Unlockables (GameCube)

GUN is a video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the Xbox 360, Xbox, GameCube, PC, PSP and PlayStation 2. It is set in the American Old West in the early 1880s. The protagonist, Colton White, is a hunter who turns into a gunslinger when his murdered father, Ned, instructs him to go to Dodge...

17 May 2007
07:49 GMT

Intelligent Gun Recognizes Authorized User

You've probably heard by now, that in Virginia, a lunatic went on the rampage, shooting 32 people before turning the gun on himself. And in America today, everyone - including the President himself - is searching for answers. How can this have happened? How can it be that such a thing can have happened in this ...

18 April 2007
03:53 GMT

Gun Cheats and Hints (Xbox)

Set in the untamed West of the late 1800s, GUN is a free-roaming action-adventure game that takes you into a world without laws, where greed, lust, and murder are rampant. As Colton White, a vengeful gunslinger, you must straddle the line between good and evil. Engage in showdowns against corrupt lawmen, a murderous ...

23 March 2007
10:07 GMT

Gun Showdown - Cheats and Hints (PSP)

Gun Showdown is a free roaming action-adventure that expands the untamed West by challenging players to shoot, knife and dynamite their way through an epic story with new wireless multiplayer and quick-play modes, missions, and gameplay features unique to PSP. Work both sides of the law as a gunslinger doling out ven...

12 March 2007
05:02 GMT


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