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A compact single-use firearm that plugs into a USB port.
When sent an approriate command, the pyrotechnic igniter uses the
USB 5v supply to initiate the propellant charge. This could be a
perchlorate composition which would be undetectable by all current
technology.
The projectile would be
a SiAlON sphere or bullet, or could be a
ceramic flechette in a plastic sabot.
The device would give relatively poor accuracy, but could exhibit
acceptable lethality similar to a conventional handgun round.
Fabrication could be achieved using a 3D printer, and/or repurposed
materials.
It would be possible to integrate the unit into a webcam, allowing
remote verification of the target before firing.
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I was thinking carbon fibre shuriken, which could be spun up in an cd/dvd drive then by pressing F8 and Shift at the same ejected towards the enemy. |
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No, I'm not trying it out myself. Be my guest. |
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Yes, since there's no Computer:Weapon category, it seemed
appropriate. |
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Game:First Person Shooter just didn't fit the requirement, as (a0
it's not a game - far from it - and (b) it's actually a second-person
shooter. |
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Actually, that would make a great plot device for an episode of
CSI. … MMORPG gamers being found dead in front of their
monitors with little round holes in their foreheads and the backs
blown out of their heads … and the videos of their deaths posted
online … |
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We declare this mostly Baked and most entertaining. |
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Accurate up to 5m and potentially lethal up to 50m. |
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The recoil tends to destroy the USB port, though. A flying lead and a
clamp is the preferred solution. |
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All that is now required to completely Bake this is a bit of interfacing
circuitry so that it will "fire on command" instead of simply triggering
when the 5V supply is switched on. |
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Sounds like a good job for an arduino board. |
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Was the prototype in a .22 caliber or something more improvisational ? |
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Presumably cat recognition software in the web cam - enough
said... |
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