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Get Smart's Swiss Army Knife Has Working Crossbow, Flamethrower and Blowgun

We were surprised to learn that one of the stars of Steve Carell's Get Smart is actually a Swiss Army knife, albeit one whose talents are slightly more impressive than your own trusty multi-tool. It's got your scissors, saw, magnifying glass and can opener, but how about a flame thrower that shoots six feet? Or a crossbow with stow-away bolts? Or a blowgun with its own fold-out sight? The crazy part is, even though this thing is a movie prop, the producers had to make it really work. We scored exclusive schematics of the knife itself, and caught up with prop-meister Tim Wiles to learn how the thing was made fully operational for the cameras. More »

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10:00 AM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By Wilson Rothman
20,171 views, 34 comments

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maker faire 2008

Quote: Would a Modern Day MacGyver Still Use a Swiss Army Knife?

While yesterday's revelation at Maker Faire by MacGyver creator and real-life inspiration Lee D. Zlotoff that a MacGyver blockbuster was in the works was a pretty sweet surprise, we followed up by asking him perhaps the most pressing MacGyver question of all: Would a modern day MacGyver still use a Swiss Army knife? [Maker Faire on Giz]

7:35 PM on Sun May 4 2008
By matt buchanan
18,066 views, 97 comments

gadgets

Gigantic Swiss Army Knife On Sale Now

Remember that Gigantic Wenger Swiss Army Knife that had 85 distinct functions? It's actually on sale now over at ThinkGeek, proving that all you need to stab yourself in the gut 85 different ways is $999 (plus shipping). [ThinkGeek via Boing Boing]

6:00 PM on Thu Oct 25 2007
By Jason Chen
8,578 views, 22 comments

diamond knife

Swiss Army Goes Bling with the Victoria Collection

Victorinox, makers of those handy little MultiTools, have unveiled a couple of limited edition Swiss Army Knives, one gold, one platinum, both studded with diamonds. Just 120 of each model have been made, and you won't believe the price. More »

12:00 PM on Fri Aug 10 2007
By AddyDugdale
4,348 views, 8 comments

Latest by Trackback: Here's a Swiss army knife for your next Girl Guide reunion -- it says, "I make an insane lot of bones, girls." To honor and celebrate the 120th anniversary of Victorinox, Bonfort has created a Limited Edition homage to more »

cellphones

Fake Nokia 6639 Cellphone + DSLR: Pentium M, Swiss Army Knife

Nerds have entirely too much time on their hands and have "revealed" the Nokia 6639, a new Nokia cellphone+DSLR (read: it's fake) that comes equipped with a Swiss army knife, lighter, double megapixel camera and built-in Photoshop. All this runs on a Pentium M which helps power the 1024x768 display. In your dreams, kiddos. More »

8:38 AM on Mon Dec 4 2006
By Gizloco
3,292 views, 15 comments

portable media

Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Swiss Beat MP3 Player

Victorinox has been making Swiss Army knives with USB drives for a while now, but their Swiss Beat MP3 Player has got to be the first gadget that will both let you listen to Michael Bolton's "Time, Love and Tenderness" as well as slit someone's carotid artery. More »

11:57 PM on Wed Mar 15 2006
By gizmodo.com
363 views, 6 comments