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Batman Grappling Hook Gun Created at BYU
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Of all the gadgets and gizmos that Batman uses to fight crime, one of the ones I always thought was most interesting was his grappling hook gun that he can fire up onto ledges or the top of buildings to climb. If you’ve ever wanted to have that sort of… |
April 24th, 2012
Condor PS3 Supercomputer Goes Online for Air Force: Shall We Play a Game?
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There’s a reason why video game consoles like the Sony PS3 are restricted to some countries. It’s because if you have enough of them, you can build your own supercomputer. The Condor Project is a supercomputer made out of 1,716 PS3 networked together for the US Air Force. I wonder… |
March 26th, 2011
iPhone 4 Falls 1,000 Feet from Plane and Survives
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I’ve heard my share of horror stories of people dropping their iPhone 4 out of their pocket and having the screen shatter on impact. That’s why I was amazed when I read about this iPhone 4 which was accidentally dropped out of an airplane – and survived with nary a… |
March 26th, 2011
Micro Air Vehicles Being Developed by Us Air Force, Terrorists Ready Their Fly Swatters
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Tonight’s nightmare is brought to you by the US Air Force Research Laboratory and their Playstation 1 – era CG presentation of the Micro Air Vehicles project. Narrated by someone who sounds almost exactly the same as Metal Gear Solid’s Col. Roy Campbell, the video outlines the ideal capabilities of… |
June 26th, 2009
Icon’S Fighter Jet-Inspired Motorcycle
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The Blue Hawk’s got nothing on this one. ICON’s Warthog motorcycle is based on a US Air Force fighter jet bearing the same nickname. It has an 800-watt MTX Audio system, an 8″ LCD Screen, and a rear view camera. What’s that Shaider? Yes. That is indeed a front-mounted minigun.… |
December 8th, 2008
