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zorg gun

Zorg Gun on Mythbusters?

At the Maker Faire in San Mateo, California over the weekend, imaginative geeks came from all over the world to share their weird projects involving everything from robots to DiY helicopters. One project that got my attention was something mentioned by Adam "Mythbusters" Savage in a presentation he gave yesterday. Apparently, he's been working for years on a recreation of the Zorg Gun from The 5th Element (you can see Zorg demoing it in this clip from the movie). More »

1:12 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Annalee Newitz
5,754 views, 34 comments

Latest by dingleberry: @icelight: Wow dude. That was righteous. Tell me more! ;) more »

future war

Japanese Military Continues Its Quest to Make Gundam Real

Since late last year, the Japanese military has been working on projects aimed at "realizing" Gundam, the mobile armor suit that is both combat exoskeleton and A.I. in several popular anime and manga series. Just yesterday, the Defense Ministry of Techinical Research and Development Institute in Japan rolled out these new tanks, whose high-tech specs don't make it sentient armor exactly but certainly fit the bill of "smart tank." Want to see a strangely incongruous image of one of these tanks crunching its way out of a festive-looking tent in the suburbs? More »

7:00 AM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Annalee Newitz
4,188 views, 24 comments

Latest by Klebert L. Hall: Looks like it's development designation is TK-X; here's some more info [www.janes.com] . At only 40 tons, I'm guessing that outer layer of turret armor is some sort of ceramic like on the Stryker. Still 40 tons doesn't scream 'heavily armored' more »

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All the Best Futuristic Guns for Your Holster

Science fiction has three iconic images that definite the genre: aliens, rockets, and rayguns. Whether due to our obsession with phallic guns, or the idea that a laser pistol is just too cool to pass up, the scifi gun has endured since H.G. Wells introduced them as a "Heat-Ray" in 1898's War of the Worlds. As good old Han Solo would later say, "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Read on for our list of the best things that go PEW PEW PEW! More »

11:00 AM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Kevin Kelly
8,093 views, 65 comments

Latest by CarrerCrytharis: ...Megatron? more »