Coil Gun!

What's not to love about coilguns? They bring together electromagnetics and DIY-ing for what may be our favorite juvenile pastime: shooting things. The bad boy pictured above was put together by a Mr. Daniel Eindhoven for €100 (that's about $133). A semiautomatic single stage gun that boasts a 14 shot capacity, the weapon's capable of firing a 42 gram projectile at speeds up to 110km/h, with a charge time of 8 seconds when plugged into mains power (or if you're on the go, the internal batteries will light up in about 90 seconds). It also sports a digital voltage display and a laser pointer. Just as we predicted when we saw the Nerf chain gun, the inter-office arms race is definitely on. Be careful! One more pic after the break.

http://hackedgadgets.com/2009/05/07/...ark1-coil-gun/


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Badass! I want one for myself.

I just imagine a comical situation where someone's trying to lay low for 90 seconds while it charges, but get caught about 30 seconds into the charging and shoots their pursuer with something akin to a nerf gun... then there's a pause, and that person gets shot with a .45

Lenny, get on it making this video!