Gizmodo: ray guns

Get Your Hands on a Non-Functioning WETA Ray Gun

Adam Frucci — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:20:00 EST

WETA, the special effects studio behind movies such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has a new line of prop rayguns, and they're actually sort of affordable this time.

WETA has been selling incredible ray guns for a while now, but they've run into the hundreds of dollars range. The new line, Dr. Grordbort's Rayguns, are made of molded plastic instead of metal, bringing those prices down to a less-unreasonable $40-$115. And they look pretty awesome to me. If you're looking to spring on a nerdy toy for your desk, you could do a lot worse. [Dr. Grordbort's Rayguns via Boing Boing]

Zapp Brannigan Ray Gun For Sale (Only Shot Once At Disgruntled Underling)

Jason Chen — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:30:00 EDT

If you suffer from that sexiest of learning disabilities (ugh, sexlexia), you too might enjoy shooting off your Zapp Brannigan Atomic Ray Gun at unsuspecting bystanders. The gun itself is based off of Japanese Ray Guns of the 1950s—as is a bunch of the retro stylings of the Futurama set—but updated to include your favorite starship captain. It also comes with a NRRA membership card in case you need to get a table really fast at Applebee's. [Tin Toy Arcade via Nerd Approved]

Democratic Convention Protestors Will Be Blasted With Ray Guns and Sticky Goo

Benny Goldman — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:17:05 EDT

If you're unhappy that Hillary Clinton lost the nomination to Barack Obama, you better think twice before showing your displeasure at next month's Democratic National Convention. According to CNN, the city of Denver is purchasing tons of high-tech weapons to use on unruly DNC protesters, which may include goo-guns that shoot an impossible-to-escape sticky film, sonic ray guns that produce a blood-curdling blast of noise, and a microwave device that can make you feel like your skin is burning. The ACLU is suing the city to see what weapons will end up in the final arsenal, but if you're going to the Denver, be prepared; this could make the 1968 DNC look like a picnic. [CNN]

Raku Ray Guns (Sorry, They're Just Ceramic)

Mark Wilson — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:40:00 EDT

Maybe by next year we'll be telling you about real ray pistols, but for now you'll have to settle for these charming Raku Ray Gun sculptures. Each is completely one-of-a-kind, constructed on a pottery wheel and fired using the low-fire "raku" method. The sculpture is then placed on a 12" by 9" moon crater plaque for proper wall mounting, the perfect replacement for that singing bass you've been meaning to take down (because we all know it was never meant to be ironic). The Raku Ray Guns run $275 a pop.

[Muddy Mountain Pottery via BoingBoing]