Listening to the Gun Nation podcast, and this was brought up:
From Surefire,home of the $1400, 2400 lumen flashlight.
Anyways, all I could think about was this:
Proving once again:
Category: Geekitude
Navy Rail Guns Closer to Reality
According to this article from Ars Technica, the U.S. Navy is set to field test its new rail gun in 2016 aboard the USNS Millinocket. The video in the article is pretty nifty as well.
It makes me wonder if/when we’ll be switching out our chemically-propelled small arms for hand-held versions of these. FSM, I love living in the future.
ArsTechnica Puts a “Bulletproof” iPhone Case to the Test
ArsTechnica did a review of Sir Lancelot’s Armor’s Holy Grail iPhone case.
This was the company’s pitch to the reviewer:
Subject: Preview the bulletproof iPhone?
On March 18, Sir Lancelot’s Armor will announce the first reusable screen protectors for iPhones and iPads made of bulletproof glass….If interested in getting a sample to use or test, please let me know the model and color of your iPhone.
So, the guys over at ArsTechnica tested the claim. At the range. With a 9mm. Claim was busted quite vigorously.
Deal Alert
For those of you who are fans of Larry Corriea and have Audible, the Hard Magic is on special today for $5.95.
A Lady Blademaster
Okay, now this is just kick-ass! A lady sword fighter wins at the longsword tourney.
Even better:
She has several swords, and she designed the ones she uses the most. They’re specifically made for the style of fighting she does so they’re strong but not necessarily sharp. Regardless, I wouldn’t make her angry.
Your Morning LOL
Because the free ice cream machine needs to be refilled.
Connections On-Line
No, I’m not talking about making friends over the interwebz (although that is pretty nifty).
I’m talking about the James Burke series that examined the connections between seemingly unrelated historical or scientific events.
And it’s now online for viewing!
H/t Sebastian
Mecha Franchises COMBINE!
According to Robotech.com, there is going to be a cross-over comic between Robotech (probably the Macross saga cast) and the lion Voltron.
On the precipice of awesome and horror, this project lies.
Pacific Rim and Pre-Show Amusement
My brother and I went to see Pacific Rim last Friday. It was predictable and trope-ridden, but it was also AWESOME! The fight scenes between the robots and monsters were amazing. They even managed to keep the Braveheart speeches to a minimum.
Because we went to the Cinebistro, which does seat side dinner service, my brother and I had to be there when the ads started.
Brother: Why do they have to have such boring ads at the beginning?
Ads: Next we take a look at the new ABC show, “Agents of SHIELD.”
Brother: I accept your advertisement.
Explaining Steampunk to my Mom
The pithy comment comes from my brother:
“Steampunk – when goths discovered the color brown!”
Don’t know where he got that from, but it made the table erupt in laughter.