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Encrypted Ammunition?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the really-bad-ideas dept.

holy_calamity writes "A patent has been filed for bullets with built-in encryption. Pulling the trigger sends a radio signal to the cartridge in the chamber, but the charge only goes off if the right encryption key is sent. The aim is to improve civilian firearm security." Not sure I'm quite ready to trust the average techno-gadget failure rate on something like this just yet.

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  1. Interesting. by Vo0k · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do I have to enter an unique 8-digit pincode on the numpad everytime I want to shot too?

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  2. Coming Soon!!! by JL-b8 · · Score: 5, Funny

    DIY Linux server on a Saw'd off!

  3. Get Tough on Crime by joebok · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since locking people up for violent crimes isn't solving the problem, I guess that a better approach would be to reclassify things like armed robbery and murder as DMCA violations - then we'd have the full weight of the RIAA on our side for a change...

  4. Chris Rock is happy by ndansmith · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone finally made a bullet that costs $5,000.

  5. Re:A big waste, considering the commodity... by pilgrim23 · · Score: 5, Funny

    A whole new meaning to the Blue Screen fo Death....

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  6. Re:It's becomming obligatory by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny
    Just let me shoot my gun.
    You might find it easier to shoot something that isn't your gun, with your gun. Otherwise it's like trying to touch your left elbow with your left hand.
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  7. Re: Bullet encryption by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, it means you have to publish your public key and make it available to the game you shoot.
    Just print it out base-64 encoded and nail it to trees in the area so that the deer can be sure that it's you shooting them and not someone else.

  8. Re: Bullet encryption by cosmicj · · Score: 5, Funny

    This gives a whole new meaning to bullet-proof encryption.

  9. Re: Bullet encryption by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What about quantum encryption? As soon as they read your key, they're no longer sure it's you shooting at them...