Your first comment was appropriate, and struck me as humorous more than snippy!

You'd think reflective properties could definitely be part of a defense. Maybe a small amount of heat shielding can overcome a laser of that power. Might this laser not be effective against ICBM warheads since they are heavily heat-shielded?

I also recommend for Android "Button Remapper". Had to be side-loaded with root. My Thunderbolt's volume down button now turns my phone on in place of the broken power button. And Volume Control Widget turns the volume down!

I leave a trail of swedish meatballs to make sure I can find my way out. Pro tip: make sure to eat the meatballs as you backtrack to keep up your strength for the long journey.

The iPhone 5 appears to be making ocean levels rise! My god, Apple, what have you done?!

"Nike has always been like Chubbs was to Happy Gilmore, helping you improve your golf game."

Was that supposed to be witty, or is being a dick kind of your thing?

True story: I met a Miami engineer at a conference and he proudly claimed he was from "The U!!!" with the hand signal and all, as if he were starting tailback. Being educated at an "Institute", I proudly claimed to be from The I and flipped him the bird.

To his credit, the concept and image do reek of senior design project. And yes, I'm an aerospace engineer who made a similarly silly concept once. Good thing I killed my dreams early so I could get some real work done.

Actually, initial deployment of this weapon was halted when targets learned to duck after seeing lasers 1 and 2.

Okay, seen this error too many times: "ultrasonic" refers to sound frequencies above the audible range (~20 kHz). "Hypersonic" refers to awesome things that go very fast. The transition from supersonic to hypersonic is fuzzy, but Mach 5 is generally accepted.

Between this app and CanIStream.it, can I quit the merry-go-round of searching for streaming content?

Jesus wanted to show the one decent citizen in the place. As Rule #4 clearly states: camp out all day as long as you provide cleavage for public consumption.

My dislike of lines turned into hatred after taking a math class in which we proved that the single-queue line is mathematically superior for moving everyone faster. That's why the USPS switched to single queue in all major offices. European supermarkets are good at this too. Now, I'm bored and super-annoyed when TSA…

I like the breakdown of the benefits here, Andrew! I'd also add that these missiles are far more survivable than subsonic cruise missiles due to their speed and altitude. Tomahawks can be shot down at a decent rate by a modern military.

It's more legitimate than a manatee-shaped bomb...

I heard it promotes a quick release.

99% of lifehackers don't need this for themselves. However, after seeing my mother-in-law get frustrated with that "crazy tab thing" (her new Nexus 7), I think a site like this has a place in the world!

A friend of mine was interviewing with Procter & Gamble for a position out of college, and out of nervousness she used this opportunity to ask "What are your maternity benefits?"

High-speed hijinks hinder hypersonic heroes