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    Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow

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    Image of szrimaging szrimaging
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    I want one. Then I can finally go on my spree of shooting those annoying giant inflatable lawn decorations!
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    Image of MrEvil MrEvil
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    This isn't a very original design either. There was an ancient repeating ballista that was quite similar (albeit manually cranked) that used a chain for cocking and loading.

    In fact the concept has been adapted for use with modern firearms. The 30mm cannon on the AH-64 is chain driven. The Cannon on the Bradley is also a chain-gun.
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    Image of Patrick Benjamin Patrick Benjamin
    12/09/09

    @MrEvil: A modern chain gun has nothing to do with chains. It is simply an automatic weapon that is externally powered, rather than driven by the firing of its ammunition. Quite different altogether from what you are describing.

    [en.wikipedia.org]
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    Image of MrEvil MrEvil
    12/09/09

    @Patrick Benjamin: There is a difference between chain gun and Gatling gun. Although Chain Gun is a trade name for a type of weapon produced by Alliant TechSystems. It does in fact refer to a single barreled weapon that is powered with a continuous loop of chain which cycles the weapon.
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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    Inoculation time just got a whole lot more entertaining.
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    Image of Markarian Markarian
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    Nice to see that C. Everett Koop is enjoying his twilight years.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    One man's "extremely creepy" is another man's "Amish Santa Claus".

    Hey santa! What did you bring m-

    *thuck thuck thuck death*
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    12/09/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Mennonite-American, please.
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    Image of bucho54 bucho54
    12/09/09

    We need more religious named commenters to reply so we can have a holy war.
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    Image of DeadWriter DeadWriter
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    He envisions a world where vampires and zombies exist, mated and whose off spring are chasing him.
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    Giz, I demand a review.
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    Image of TJ TJ
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    So effectively he's built a gun?
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    12/09/09

    @TJ: Technically, he improved an gun.
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    Image of DeLarge DeLarge
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    With all that noise, the deer will be at least a 100 yards away by the time the crossbow fires the first arrow.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    Looks like it would be more effective as a club.

    And shouldn't that guy be cackling maniacally or something? I didn't think he looked that crazy from the still shot, but I didn't realize he had a beard with no moustache and that crazy-grin to boot.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    That looks nothing like Van Helsing's crossbow.
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    Image of dislexicmofo dislexicmofo
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    I think the coolest part about this is that its actually an ancient Chinese design that he gadgetized. And when I say ancient Chinese I mean like 4th century BC (wiki repeating crossbow). The same dude did some history channel special thingy.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/09/09

    @dislexicmofo: There's something about watching him for a full minute loading the thing.. nope.. sorry.. there was nothing.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    As usual the Chinese did it first.
    [www.atarn.org]
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    12/09/09

    @Gary_7vn: But he made an automatic crossbow that you can actually aim properly.
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    Image of Patrick Benjamin Patrick Benjamin
    12/09/09

    @SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: Crossbows from that era were not meant to be aimed as precisely as modern weapons. Crossbowmen were grouped into large units and trained to fire into an area, volley-style, causing hundreds or thousands of bolts to rain down in a particular place.

    Did you see "300"? Same idea, albeit illustrated with bows. Archery in those days was very much "put as many arrows into the enemy ranks as possible, and forget trying to hit individual soldiers since we can't do it". A bit like modern artillery.
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    12/09/09

    @Patrick Benjamin: Any medieval ranged weapon were not meant to be aimed as precisely as modern weapons because...well, they sucked...
    The fact it that a single shot crossbow is more precise than the Chinese automatic, because its more stable.

    The idea of the arrow rain is to maximize the area of damage and reduce reloading times. Not necessarily a compensation for the poor precision.

    Alas, crossbows can be quite precise, depending of the distance. I should know, I have one.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    It sure looks like the draw weight on this thing is puny. Look at the trajectory on those bolts, the drop 10 inches in about 50 feet. There have been many self cocking and loading crossbows though. The motor is new I think.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    At least he never saw the geeses behind him! @1:50
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    And this is why every inventor should consider getting in contact or hiring the services of a marketing/advertising professional before releasing their inventions to the world...
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    Image of :negated: :negated:
    12/09/09

    In reply to Extremely Creepy Old Man Invents Fully Automatic Crossbow
    Must be a rough neighborhood if a guy that creepy looking needs a fully automatic repeater crossbow to keep the kids off his lawn...
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    12/09/09

    @:negated:: And the attack ducks in the background, heh.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    04/27/09

    In reply to TAC-15 Tactical Crossbow Makes Me Wish for a Zombie Outbreak
    2009: an outbreak of swine flu leaves 1.5 billion people dead, worldwide.


    2010: of the survivors of the swine flu outbreak, 87% suffer serious side-effects that include reduced mental capacity and an insatiable hunger for brains.


    2011: Sean Fallon, prepared for the "zombie" outbreak with a tactical crossbow and a wind-up USB power adapter, leads the remaining unaffected humans to safety. Aunty Fallon, as he eventually known, establishes the capitol of the post-apocalyptic world, known as Gizmodotown.

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    Image of .357 .357
    04/27/09

    In reply to TAC-15 Tactical Crossbow Makes Me Wish for a Zombie Outbreak
    Hell yes.
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    Image of chris.rich.design chris.rich.design
    04/27/09

    In reply to TAC-15 Tactical Crossbow Makes Me Wish for a Zombie Outbreak
    When you need to be silent(ish), but deadly.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/27/09

    @chris.rich.design: And, when you also want to neutralize the deadly. Available in wholesale/bulk pricing.
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