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Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:18:04 EDT

Nice... but it's like, half steapunk half not. So, needs improvement.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

got no clutch? You ain't much. — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:07:04 EDT

@kclofter:
You aren't supposed to use it, it's art.

got no clutch? You ain't much.

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

kclofter — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:53:23 EDT

Maybe I just don't get it...what does an adult _do_ with this kind of stuff?? Would have been really cool when I was 10.

kclofter

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

Crashproof — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:35:42 EDT

There's something terribly un-Steampunk about the name "Professor Shagnasty."

Crashproof

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

newgalactic — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:41:45 EDT

Really cool. But be careful running around the yard shooting your little brother with that thing. It will totally get you shot by the cops. And if they ever do search your house for any reason, count on it being confiscated while the "determine if it is a threat". Don't plan on getting it back either.

newgalactic

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

Needadrink — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:31:09 EDT

@ daed
ummmm...prolly shoulda waited a lil' longer before posting that comment, aye?

Needadrink

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

dead_red_eyes — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:12:12 EDT

Oh baby ... that is hot.

dead_red_eyes

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

ParJoe — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:26:52 EDT

I don't know why or how Steampunk could bother people so much. It's just an alternative style to the usual design aesthetic of gadgets and sci fi.

It's kinda surprising (to me anyway) that it's taken on this homegrown appeal to it too.

ParJoe

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

uberfu — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:05:07 EDT

uberfu

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

uberfu — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:04:57 EDT

I like the Steampunk stuff_ Yeah it's a bit much - seeing as how it feels that it's being frequented as much as the iPhone hype before last summer_ Okay we get it almost anything modern can be "steampunk'd" to look like it's from the 18th and 19th century_

On the other hand LEGOs anytime - all day long is a nother story !!

@ps61318: Yeah - it's a little gruesome to be sure_

uberfu

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

DaOtter — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:59:14 EDT

@frigg: That may be the most disgusting thing I've seen in years.

DaOtter

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

TheCapt — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:58:18 EDT

I generally like the steampunk stuff, but this looks like something I could have done on a weekend... and I have no talent

TheCapt

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

ps61318 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:39:05 EDT

@frigg: I went to check that out, and I got bounced by the company content filter - it's "Gruesome Content" according to the filter.

Oh, and I forgot all about the rugs!

ps61318

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

thetonyp — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:38:36 EDT

Antony else notice how the base is made out of the base for the helmet in the Legendary Edition of Halo 3? I wonder what happened to the helmet.

thetonyp

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

frigg — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:34:25 EDT

@ps61318: "There has to be more than that out there."

The fine art of turning meat into hats:

[www.hatsofmeat.com]

frigg

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

ps61318 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:23:23 EDT

@macorange: @strider_mt2k: I guess the Steampunk thing has been a bit done, but there don't seem to be any other genres of fanart featured here. Perhaps if there were, and Giz were to mix things up a bit, that would be different.

I agree that these people have mad steampunkin' skillz. Props for that (said the middle-aged Jewish guy trying to sound hip).

(soapbox) Time to (respectfully) lobby Gizmodo to scour the 'Tubes for different forms of creativity. There are certain areas where the editors excel - weird-tuchus architecture, especially staircases and bookshelves; the aforementioned Steampunk; case mods; and most things built from Legos. Oh, and crystals. Others? The phone lines are open.

There has to be more than that out there. (/soapbox)

ps61318

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

aphex242 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:01:39 EDT

@Kaspir: Nope, it's a one-off as in 'they just made one, and that's it'.

Regarding the device, there's still a lot of plastic obviously, kinda... doesn't work for me.

aphex242

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

Kaspir — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:49:15 EDT

is that meant to say 'it's a one-of' as in one of a kind?

Kaspir

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

dekigo92 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:28:54 EDT

Reminds me of the krylov from 2142. man, that's cool.

dekigo92

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

tamoko — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:13:17 EDT

The perfect weapon for your Hollow Earth expidition...

@strider_mt2k: I'm getting kind of bored by this stuff too. Yes, it reflects a high degree of creativity, but enough already with the steampunk pseudo gadgets

tamoko

Steampunk Nerf Rifle Lets You Get Victorian on Someone's Ass

strider_mt2k — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:05:56 EDT

@macorange:
Look how ahead of the game you'll be when it comes time for those annoying plumbing repairs!
"Hey, I know here we can get a copper 90 and a coupler or two to fix this sink!"

I'm not a froth-flinging hater, but I'm losing interest in the steampunk stuff.

Sorry.

strider_mt2k