In this video the Backyard Scientist uses every day items to build a series of rifles. Are they powerful? By the time the video finishes we’re able to launch golf balls further than the video can track and we’re blasting holes in beer cans. Also; pretty blue flame. If you want to build one of […]
Have we got archery all wrong?
It’s been a few years since Geek Native asked do RPG designers need to rethink archery mechanics?. At time Danish archer Lars Andersen was in focus. He’s back again with this video. It should make us wonder whether we know anything about archery at all. The video admits that measuring the stopping power of Lars’ […]
Is there a connection between workout preferences and weapon preferences?
In December 2014 Geek Native held a competition to give away a number of copies of To Go Viking from Safecracker Pictures. To Go Viking is a documentary that follows a group of Viking reenactors as they travelled the world and battled. To enter the competition readers had to answer a poll. They had to […]
Turning soda cans into swords
Some geeks are brave. As much as this video is cool I’m not sure I’d be up for working with such high temperatures in such casual conditions. Would you? What would you make? The King of Random is typically impressive; pulling a Zelda like sword from the sands after using his home-made foundry to melt […]
This bracelet is a flamethrower
Adam Wilber stresses that this watch-sized device isn’t a toy. Then again; he also says it’s a badass professional device that allows you to launch fireballs. You can pick up your own PYRO for $174. Maybe you know someone who’s a pain to get Christmas presents for you? There’s no “add to cart” button. There […]
The Bladed Minds sword fight is full of surprises
http://vimeo.com/95592077 The fighters here are Kefi Abrikh and Celine Tran. Pay attention to the start of the video. There’s a vital part of the opening scenes that are easy to miss and help explain the ending; otherwise it’s very weird. I imagine LARPers get this video. Anyone interested in the art and drama of a […]
Watch as a 3D printed machine gun fires paper airplanes
Sometimes you don’t know what is missing from your life until you see it. Now you know you need a machine gun that fires paper airplanes. The design is clever. 3D printed parts put together to make a machine gun. It’s like a printer in the inside – drawing paper through rollers and spitting it […]
Impressive Assassin’s Creed Unity parkour in Paris
I know. I know. Dressing up in assassin’s robes and showing off a little parkour skills is not new to the internet. This team takes the parkour stunts to a whole new level. If you’ve seen the trailer for Assassin’s Creed Unity you’ll recognise the arrival of the four assassins. You’ll also recognise the wrist […]
Weapon redesign – minimalist splatter style
This is a wonderful way to turn iconic weapons into art. The Etsy store Harshness sells these designs as prints. If they’re out then a backup retailer is the artist’s Society6 page. The two styles are almost a contradiction. The splatter effect suggests that the weapons could be messy and cluttered and yet that’s not […]
Real life Cyclops X-men glasses
I suppose these are actually the very opposite of Cyclops’ glasses in that they enable you to shoot lasers from your eyes rather than prevent lasers shooting from your eyes. Normally, Laser Gadgets are happy to hand out blueprints to their designs. Not this time. This time it’s too dangerous.
