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Real-Life Equivalents of Video Game Weapons

antdude writes "This GamesRadar article compares a bunch of fantastic video game weapons and their real-life equivalents: 'There are certain things we just accept in video games. An overweight pipe technician can jump five times his own height. A first aid kit will instantly heal bullet wounds and replace lost blood. And any theoretical physics model can be cleanly packaged into a lightweight, handheld weapon with a minimum of fuss. But in certain cases, that last one isn't too far off the truth. As guano loopy as most game weaponry is, some of it definitely isn't implausible. In fact, some of it exists already. Kind of.'"

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  1. I'll just wait for Real-Life BFG9000 ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... till then its too boring to even bother looking at them.

  2. Crowbar by lul_wat · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's the real-life equivalent of the Crowbar from halflife? I always wanted one

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    Divide a cake by zero. Is it still a cake?
  3. Re:A railgun will certainly get the job done... by westcoast+philly · · Score: 5, Funny

    HEY!! Citing your source, complete with publication date and page numbers is not allowed! This is Slashdot, you're supposed to just spew rhetoric and car analogies.

    Please rephrase in the form of a car analogy, or state number of Libraries of Congress per second.... or it didn't happen.