PistolCam Watches Who You Shoot
In today’s post-Sean Bell society, somebody needs to keep a close eye on where these trigger-happy officers are firing. Some New York cops seem to have recently found a solution in the PistolCam, a gadget that records video of your gun’s point of view.
With one of these bad boys mounted on the barrel, we’ll have clear evidence of what really happened in those controversial few moments when the bullets start flying. The camera, which can record up to an hour of MPEG4 audio and video, is automatically turned on when the gun is removed from its holster. The company claims that video documentation exonerates police officers in 93% of cases where they’re accused of brutality. Now we just have to keep an eye on that remaining 7% to make sure they don’t “lose” the tape. Watch some PistolCam footage after the jump.
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US armed forces are shelving the pepper spray for a crowd-controlling weapon with some serious balls to it—this FN303 Paintball gun. Also known as the Individual Serviceman Non-Lethal System (ISNLS), the gun carries a 6.5-gram projectile that fires bullets with a mixture of paint and the metal bismuth. 
It’s a common misconception that X-Men villain Pyro can actually shoot fire out of his hands. In reality, he has to wear a suit with a built-in flamethrower, because his only superpower is the ability to control the intensity of the flame. Hoping to re-create Pyro’s fire-spewing abilities, mechanical engineer Everett Bradford has created The Pyro System. The 20 year old senior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute created this wrist-mounted flamethrower for his final project. In a series of videos, Bradford demonstrates his invention and breaks down exactly how it was made. Flame on after the jump.
Ever since we saw Basic Instinct, the sight of a beautiful woman wielding an icepick has struck fear (and arousal) into our hearts (and pants).
