boingboing.net — It immediately made me race down to the basement to my pile of old Popular Mechanics, specifically the November 1963 issue. I scanned it am sharing it here for BoingBoing readers. Now we can all build our own little electric centrifuge cannons! ;)
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jimbo52Dec 31, 2006
I just hope Roy L. Clough, Jr. patented this little device.
cdcarterDec 31, 2006
Noooo! It's centripetal force!
iamzedDec 31, 2006
I second turning it off. A large coil spring could catch the disks, while storing enough energy to return them to approximately their original rpm. It probable only spins and consumes energy when it fires.
Closed AccountDec 31, 2006
its technically a centrifugal "effect" weapon
Closed AccountDec 31, 2006
"this silent shooter throbs with electric power" - I'm not sure I still want one