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The World's Spookiest Weapons

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the criminally-insane-working-for-the-government dept.

DesScorp writes "Popular Science has a piece on some outrageous ideas for weapons; some came to fruition, and others didn't. And while some of the weapons (atom bombs, chemical weapons, bats with bombs strapped to them that seek out homes and buildings at night) are truly frightening, some of them are also kind of silly, such as the Gay Bomb, and the Frisbee bomb that was labeled the 'Modular Disc-Wing Urban Cruise Munition.'"

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  1. Not mentioned in this by Konster · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Bombarang was developed in the 1970's, and while technically a success, development on the project was canceled due to unforeseen consequences.

  2. They Missed Some by joelleo · · Score: 5, Funny

    21. The Slashdot - Unleashing hordes of un-/poorly-informed armchair scientists|lawyers|doctors|engineers|*, causing chaos and confusion with their variety of often conflicting and/or innacurate information, recipes, opinion, straw-men, and/or social advice.

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  3. Hey by kitsunewarlock · · Score: 5, Funny

    The gay bomb was fabulous!

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  4. They forgot "The Funniest Joke in the World" by BuGless · · Score: 5, Funny

    By Monty Python: The Funniest Joke in the World

  5. Re:Heinlein quote... by 4D6963 · · Score: 5, Funny

    There are no dangerous weapons, only dangerous video games.

    There, fixed it for you.

    Sincerely,

    Jack Thompson

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  6. Re:The best and the worst... by ACDChook · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm afraid that bomb got dropped 28 years ago. And it was a stinker. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081249/

  7. Re:They missed the worst weapon of all. by apt-get+moo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are you suggesting that the lion, bear and scorpion were designed? They taught that in school, so it must be true!
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  8. Those WMD in Iraq by Koohoolinn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Those WMDs that Iraq had were spooky, you couldn't even see them!

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