Tag: device

  • HILP Antique Suicide Device – Deadly High Five With A Revolver

    Emailed to me by Artimus.  He got it at a blind auction at an abandoned warehouse: The only markings on it are HILP on the one arm. He said someone made a joke that HILP stood for “High Impact Lead Poisoning” LOL Fascinating… the base looks like it was made from an old fan.  …

  • 1918 Remington Mark 1 Pedersen Device

    The Pedersen Device is an attachment developed during World War I for the M1903 Springfield rifle that allowed it to fire a short 0.30 (7.62 mm) caliber intermediate cartridge in semi-automatic mode. This wonder weapon was developed to allow infantry to dramatically increase their rate of fire while on the move, while also allowing the rifle to be used in…

  • Apple Getting Into The Gun Business – Particle Gun For DRM

    A patent application from Apple, entitled “System and Method for Authentication Based on Particle Gun Emissions,” was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week. It states that current DRM methods for authentication, but by their nature they can lack security. Apple’s solution would employ a particle gun, which would send an emission…

  • Flamethrower Scooter

    Another interesting story from the U.K.: Mr Furze, 30, displayed his modified his scooter, with an anti-tailgating flame thrower operated by the flick of switch, in the press earlier this week. But Lincolnshire Police spotted the pictures of Mr Furze allegedly riding his scooter on a public highway – and arrested him on Thursday. He…

  • ABC says Grenade Launcher – FOX says 37mm Cobray Grenade (Flare) Launcher

    In my previous post ABC News – How to get a grenade launcher we talked about how the media always gets their facts wrong, and time and time again manages to blow everything way out of proportion. A new development from a frequent commenter Josh: Regardless of all that, one of the stories I ran…

  • ABC News – How to get a grenade launcher

    I love how at the start of the video starts with “A simple google search got us 164000 entries…” The picture they show at 40seconds is from the destructive device section of AutoWeapons.com.  My guess is ABC fabricated that whole phone call and stole the picture, because I doubt anyone that works at AutoWeapons is…