You've gotta admire folks who bring their trade to a whole new level, even if that does mean escalating the international arms race between builders of automated, wooden, rubber band miniguns. The 24-barrel, tripod-mountable monster you see above, lovingly known as the Disintegrator, was rather amazingly hand-carved and assembled by Anthony Smith of the UK, who spent four months on the ambitious build. Unlike your dinky little six-shooter, this model boasts a 288-band capacity and 40-round-per-second firing capability, making it one of the most dangerous weapons to remain unbanned by the TSA. To see this wonder in its full operational glory, you simply have to check out the video after the break.
[Via
TechDigest, image courtesy of
Disintegrator.co.uk]
posted Jan 16th 2008 at 1:41PM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Phoenixfury @ Jan 16th 2008 1:44PM
You've been rubbernated!
Noc @ Jan 16th 2008 2:22PM
I am the rubbermator! your bands give them to me.
Flashpoint @ Jan 16th 2008 2:23PM
"When I saw him....his eyes dissapeared....
...they just dissapeared...
I drew down on em'
I capped of about 250 rounds with the minigun....
...nothin'...
...ain't nothing in the world coulda lived through that..."
Tim @ Jan 16th 2008 2:49PM
I thought for a second that this was a sneak peek at Mission Impossible 4
Special_K_Ninja @ Jan 17th 2008 3:11PM
What quote was that above mine. Predator?
Wayne @ Jan 16th 2008 4:22PM
Looks like a preview of next week's episode of "The Sarah Connor Chronicles".
thomas @ Jan 16th 2008 8:26PM
Hehe, or try net-ed... get em spidy with the Rob and Big shooting Net Gun - lol... http://www.chinagrabber.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1158
dizzy @ Jan 16th 2008 1:44PM
have fun loading up all 288 rubber bands on that thing. Jesus christ.
Abuzar @ Jan 16th 2008 2:45PM
They have another rubber machine gun fire rubbers at this thing to load it up.
Joe @ Jan 16th 2008 1:47PM
Next step: Automatic reloader
pelo8280 @ Jan 16th 2008 8:05PM
If it shoots 40 rounds per second, that's seven seconds of continuous firing.
If it takes 1 second to load each rubber band, that's five minutes.
If anything lives through those seven seconds, you're screwed.
So what about a rubber band grenade...
rv @ Jan 16th 2008 1:50PM
I must have that. Then I could shoot stuff. Then I would get bored, and leave it in my basement.
Derwin @ Jan 16th 2008 1:51PM
At 40 rounds per second and 288 bands, you should be able to unleash solid rubber band hell for approximately 7 and a half seconds.
Andrew @ Jan 16th 2008 1:53PM
Seven and a half seconds of pure agony for your enemy as you totally overwhelm them with a barrage of elastics.
Student Driver @ Jan 16th 2008 2:34PM
Wow, that's the same rate some people use up another kind of rubber...
nitronuke @ Feb 19th 2008 3:46PM
what about swaping barrels
SFO Kevin @ Jan 16th 2008 1:51PM
This is one guy you would not want to piss off in Highschool...
Chebwa @ Jan 16th 2008 2:21PM
Look at how this man utilizes his free time.
I think he probably still is in high school.
Liam @ Jan 16th 2008 2:46PM
Pfft, it's secondary school, he's British.
Ghen @ Jan 16th 2008 3:23PM
not american so that means his HS GED is worth more than a college deploma anyway.
insertAlias @ Jan 16th 2008 3:30PM
@Ghen
How much is your "diploma" worth if you can't even spell it?
Derwin @ Jan 16th 2008 1:57PM
The only thing that appears to have disintegrated is his social life.
*Ba dum tss* I'll be here all night guys, try the steak
willyjsimmons @ Jan 16th 2008 2:00PM
And please remember to tip your waitress!
looseinthedeuce @ Jan 16th 2008 1:58PM
Michael Scott will need one of these to unload on Ryan.
Dan Parker @ Jan 16th 2008 2:12PM
What a loser. He'll be a virgin for life.
FK @ Jan 16th 2008 2:16PM
Someone's jealous.
Silverfrog @ Jan 16th 2008 2:23PM
No he won't--he'll kill you with it then take your girlfriend.
Dan Parker @ Jan 16th 2008 2:26PM
I play with rubbers not rubber bands.
Eddie @ Jan 16th 2008 2:40PM
I play with girls. Enjoy your rubbers, though. They do sound like fun. I'm sure this dude can help you with a toy for your little pastime.
Blackster @ Jan 16th 2008 2:44PM
dan i pitty you.
you don't play with'em! you use them ;) :-p
riggs @ Jan 16th 2008 2:55PM
but enough about your girlfriend, tell us about yourself :)
Dan Parker @ Jan 16th 2008 2:59PM
You're talking to someone with over 23,000 myspace friends. BBoy360
Andrew @ Jan 16th 2008 3:09PM
Coolness = Interesting Books Read + Gadgets/MySpace friends
Justin @ Jan 16th 2008 3:14PM
Oh yes Dan, because you having 23,000 myspace friends means anything to anyone?
Hell, I could go and add 23,000 random people on Myspace and be right up there with you!
Anyway. This thing is amazing.
MARSHAK @ Jan 16th 2008 5:11PM
i think dan meant this kid of rubber www.fleshlight.com
or....mr. limpy.
pelo8280 @ Jan 16th 2008 8:11PM
May I remind you that we're arguing how cool we are on Engadget? Does anybody see a problem with this?
Arnob @ Jan 16th 2008 10:11PM
wait, that WASN'T a sarcastic retort by dan?! really?? myspace friends?
really??
sweavo @ Jan 17th 2008 4:45AM
Who needs girls when you can fire 2400 rubber bands a minute? *
* requires 9 guns
Pete @ Jan 16th 2008 2:05PM
"0.0% Human Casualties"
The less lethal Terminator
john_v_phipps @ Jan 16th 2008 4:42PM
Makes my six-shooter rubber band gun look like a toy!
Amani576 @ Jan 16th 2008 2:09PM
That thing is amazing!
GR
celeritas @ Jan 16th 2008 2:14PM
The floppy disk massacre was the best part of the video.
MB @ Jan 16th 2008 2:15PM
Wow, to have been born in this hi-tech age. In the '50s, we fought our wars with a simple single shot rubber-band gun. Of course, it shot nails...
mlody11 @ Jan 16th 2008 2:22PM
Now we need an episode of Jackass where stevo gets pounded by this thing. Jackass v3
Ed @ Jan 16th 2008 4:29PM
Dammit! You beat me to it :)
Brian @ Jan 16th 2008 2:25PM
unload time 5 seconds, reload time 5 hours
bigpeeler @ Jan 17th 2008 5:39AM
Sounds like my sex life.
Jared @ Jan 16th 2008 2:27PM
"You'll shoot your eye out"
Liam @ Jan 16th 2008 2:55PM
WIN
4honor @ Jan 16th 2008 2:28PM
So 40 bands a second, 288 bands... that's only ~7 seconds of continuous firing? I guess he will make one that takes magazines later...