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wipeout chalk gun: like paintball, but without the paint

wipeout_chalk_gun

As much fun as a game of paintball can be, there’s nothing fun about trying to get all that paint out of your hair and off your skin. This fun shooter replaces the messy paint with chalk, making cleanup a bit easier – although god only knows what all that chalk dust will do for…

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March 18th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys just plain fun

get off my lawn: paintball turret

paintball turret gun

Some people go in for a regular ol’ security system, the kind with panels and codes and alarms. And you could do that, sure. Or, you could put together some real home security: a paintball turret.

It took two years to build this bad boy, and the finished product can fire up to 34 balls per…

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February 28th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: cool toys hacks + mods strange + wonderful

remote-controlled paintball turret is ready for action

Remote Controlled Paintball Turret

Do you hate most of your neighbors like I do? I was hoping to get my hands on that paintball-firing robot so I could deal with them, but it turned out that was a one-of-a-kind deal. So it gave me a little thrill when I realized I could surround my property with an arsenal of…

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April 8th, 2008 comments (10) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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robot armed with paintball gun chases down victims

Gepetto AI Robot with Paintball Gun

The only thing worse than taking a paintball pellet in your ass is when your return fire won’t end up inflicting the same pain on your opponent. That’s what you have to look forward to if you end up going toe-to-toe with this robotic foe.

Created by builder Che Edoga (aka “darkback2″), his wood and…

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March 6th, 2008 comments (7) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods robots

annoying neighbors? take ‘em out with this paintball tank

Mini Paintball Tank

(Sub)urban warfare has a new face, and it goes by the name of Paintball Panzer. The pint-sized tank has a turret-mounted paintball gun which lets you fire rounds of paint ammo while keeping you safe and sound from the tomatoes and eggs which may be thrown at you in return.

The Funtrak Mini Paintball Tank…

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September 25th, 2007 comments (14) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun