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DIY USB Servo-Guided Water Gun

Posted by timothy on from the seasonally-inappropriate dept.

An anonymous reader writes "What better way is there to learn something than by making your own DIY gadget? Here's a new video showing how to use a common hobby servo, in conjunction with a small water pump, to create a USB controlled water gun! You can use your keyboard to aim and fire at an unsuspecting passerby. Both fun and educational, this project looks like a great DIY weekend project for any IT guy, wanting to make sure people think twice before asking a stupid question!"

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  1. Re:What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are you saying this doesn't matter? Legions of Wicked Witches will be stopped by this new weapon. Fill it with holy water and we may survive the vampire hoard.

    This is all that matters.

  2. Re:USB != serial by Eddi3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sexy?

  3. needs the right ammo by AliasMarlowe · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fill it with holy water

    Kids today are not evil enough. Fill it with a mix of 3-methyl-1-butanethiol, 2-quinolinemethanethiol, or similar mercaptans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk#Anal_scent_glands). Even using a dilute solution, your victim will have no friends for a week.

    It might even keep the kids off your lawn.

    --
    Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. - Voltaire
  4. Re:I'm unfamiliar with that substance... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's like beer, only less so.

    Oh, so it's like American beer.