Gotcha, thanks man.

There are a few comments here correcting the author about what this particular type of weapon ought to be called. But that seems irrelevant since the demonstration reveals a characteristic that we can reasonably assume would also be true of a fully automatic AK-47 as well as a few other firearms developed around this…

You're right about number 1. But would it not be more correct to call it an assault rifle? This particular one probably doesn't count since I am assuming that it was bought legally in the US and therefore does not have a fully automatic setting. But this particular model should be called an assault rifle if it is…

How is that not an AK-47? What kind of weapon is it? How do you tell the difference? Admittedly, with plastic foreword grip instead of wood it does look more modern than most AK's you see on the news and such. But it still looks like an AK to me. I'm reading back over what I typed and it seems to have a tone of…

I remember reading somewhere that in Ancient Greece, large penises were seen as uncivilized. Yes, I know that homosexuality was much more accepted then than it is now. But I really think this is all a matter of which culture you are from. American men are not comfortable around other naked men, and I've had to…

OK so it obviously fails #12, but I think the US military HMMWV or I guess the first gen Hummer wins #1-#3.

The fact that he built the lettering into the side with black and orange pieces is somehow the most impressive part of this thing.

You know, I was going to post something about how the military requires personnel to speak English because it has a very real interest in making sure that all of its members can communicate clearly with one another. I looked up the pertinent Army regulation and as it turns out, I was wrong. English is only a…

Actually a black surge is what I have now. I've lost like three leatherman tools over the last 8 years or so. Two were to customs prior to shipping out. You'd think I would have remembered not to put it on my belt the second time around. Make sure you get epoxy that will hold metal. Double Bubble has worked fine…

Fair enough. A shotgun does make an excellent weapon for home invasion situations. The problem is that "home invasion situations" don't actually happen all that often. Would you feel less opposed to something like this if they were giving out small handguns?

As a former soldier and avionics technician, these things were and still are absolutely invaluable. I have actually had lengthy debates on why the Leatherman tools were far superior to anything made by Gerber, Victorinox, and SOG. The ability to fold the knife out with one hand automatically wins in my book, but…

Look, I know I'm stepping into a minefield here. But I support the second amendment in principle (though I still believe the NRA and LaPierre are extremist nutjobs). I do understand that this is nothing more than a cynical attempt by right wingers to earn some support from stupid women. Sort of like making a brain…

I don't understand why any machine intelligence would have any interest in the human race at all. The only reason this planet is so desirable to us is because, you know, water and oxygen and all that. A machine would not need that and would possibly prefer one of the many resource rich asteroids or moons close by. …

I think that's what irritates me about bad grammar. I don't care when my friends send me nearly indecipherable texts. I don't care that my facebook feed is apparently populated by illiterate apes. But when it shows up in what is supposed to be a professionally written article it just screams that someone dropped…

And now I'm depressed. I was going to suggest this and you just had to tell me it was too late.

How do you not get this? No one is criticizing the author. They are criticizing the apparent lack of proofreading before it was posted. Nobody minds that the author my not have the greatest grasp of writing in English, we just think io9 could've maybe thrown the guy a grammar bone.

I have never bitched about this on this website... Ever. And my point still stands.

You know, I understand that English may not be the first language of the author, and that's totally fine. The article is still a pretty good read with some good pictures. But you'd think that someone at the office would read through it first and do some basic proofreading for grammar. It doesn't reflect poorly on…

lol japan. actually i just did a GIS for mazinger aphrodite a... lol japan

You just confirmed that something I had always assumed was a wierd dream from my early childhood was in fact a real memory from a real TV show I saw... My mind is blown