DataStorm V1.0, a Full-Auto Floppy Disk Cannon 153
Bob Loblaw writes "I ran across a huge stash of floppies at our office, and after some discussion, it became clear that rather than throw them away, we should build a gun that fires floppies. I had just bought a welder so this was a challenging first project. After about a month of work in my garage at night the DataStorm was born. It was constructed of scrap metal, a kid's bike, a weed-eater motor, and an electric screwdriver. The most difficult task ended up being how to add spin to the disk without significantly reducing its velocity. After a week and a half of trying different options, a stack of zip ties was found to work best. Since we had so much time in it we elected to shoot an infomercial showcasing the device, and had to learn to shoot & edit video as we went. It was basically an office joke that spiraled out of control. My wife is not amused. At all. I hope you like it."
Great (Score:5, Funny)
Together with "don't copy that floppy"... (Score:5, Funny)
Hmm...at the end of shortened old video, sequence of somebody walking in "Terminator 2 flower box"-style and shooting at the kids/Mac?
That's funny (Score:5, Funny)
Good, bad, and ugly (Score:4, Funny)
Bad - Sure, you can buffer those floppies into a pile at 2.88MB/s, but can your drive read the data that fast? Methinks not.
Ugly - Damn those evil girl scouts and their cookies. The spawn of satan they be! FIRE AT WILL!
I was just wondering (Score:5, Funny)
There seems to be no video evidence of it's efficacy against marauding home invading Homeland Security driven police.. but it looks like it might be some sort of deterrent to unwanted guests who are unarmed.... hmmmm
That long forgotten subscription to PC World and all the free disks will come in handy after all
Seriously, does anyone know of a website with plans for a gun like this that shoots tennis balls? My pit bull is waiting tirelessly for a machine to play fetch with. It seems the basic parts are similar here.
Shame they offered no officially sanctioned Hasbro scoring method!
Re:That's funny (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Together with "don't copy that floppy"... (Score:5, Funny)
As Arnold shoots a bad guy with the gun he says, "Bad Sector"
Datastorm 2.0 (Score:5, Funny)
when i was in the army... (Score:4, Funny)
But yeah, now that I work for a school district, it's quite clear that a microfloppy cannon is the way to go. For anti-armor purposes, maybee a zip-disk launcher.
Re:What the hell (Score:2, Funny)
The comment was obviously written directly for Slashdot, one big slashdot cliche (the value judgement of the Internet Video) 'Keyboarded' in.
I like both the article and the comment for different reasons. If I want whinging blowhards, I'll get them in the comments.
Great timing for Win2K8 server ad... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Skip to the good bit (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Skip to the good bit (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What the hell (Score:4, Funny)
And you use Linux?
Amazing Video (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Skip to the good bit (Score:3, Funny)
your wife was not amused? (Score:5, Funny)
Your kid won't be amused either.
Re:I was just wondering (Score:5, Funny)
> Retail: http://www.buygodoggo.com/ [buygodoggo.com] [buygodoggo.com]
Blasphemy! God Oggo is not for sale!
Re:What the hell (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Together with "don't copy that floppy"... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What the hell (Score:1, Funny)
Re:That's funny (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Skip to the good bit (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What the hell (Score:2, Funny)
Procomm not Windows (Score:3, Funny)
I'm pretty I still have a unopened box for Procomm Plus for Windows 1.0 if you need it.
Re:Together with "don't copy that floppy"... (Score:2, Funny)