Nerf dart gun hacked into pulverizing chaingun

Disintegrator, meet your match. The wild 'n zany hackers over at ManaPotions have taken the Vulcan EBF-25 to heights that no one at Nerf could have ever imagined by transforming a relatively harmless foam dart gun into a bona fide chaingun. Post-hack, the weapon could fire "about as fast as a 7.62mm M60 Machine gun," which -- for those rusty on their ammunition specifications -- equates to 500 rounds-per-minute. The entire mod is laid out in dangerous detail down in the read link, though even the creators admit that you'll likely fry the motor and melt at least a few critical components after a fair amount of use. Check the vid just past the break for a scene sure to make your jaw drop.

[gandhigandhi. @ Dec 22nd 2008 6:47PM]

Only on engadget. :)

[Bassir @ Dec 22nd 2008 6:50PM]

And on Gizmodo.

[gandhigandhi. @ Dec 22nd 2008 6:55PM]

damnit.

[Peter @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:41PM]

cnet has said that engadget is: "a "totally amazing" source"

Gizmodo can't touch that.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10126935-1.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

[Evan @ Dec 22nd 2008 8:23PM]

@Peter

ReadFail.

They meant Engadget HAD a "totally amazing" source.

foo.

[Flashpoint @ Dec 22nd 2008 8:44PM]

GoW GRINDER

[The_Steven @ Dec 22nd 2008 11:40PM]

....and soon on Hackaday.com

[Techie @ Dec 23rd 2008 12:11AM]

I was only paying attention to the Mana Potion drink.

[Cal @ Dec 22nd 2008 6:47PM]

sweet.

[Shaka @ Dec 22nd 2008 8:25PM]

Thats one BFG.

[Samboini @ Dec 23rd 2008 2:09AM]

Drive-by nerfing. Totally sweet.

[Kit @ Dec 22nd 2008 6:48PM]

This wasn't a hack, they already sell the chaingun.

[BlurMagic @ Dec 22nd 2008 6:52PM]

You're right. If anything it's a mod. This thing doesn't even have any electronics to hack.

[AVG @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:17PM]

HACK.

"...may refer to a clever or quick fix to a computer program problem, or to a clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem. The term is also used to refer to a modification of a program or device to give the user access to features that were otherwise unavailable, such as DIY circuit bending."

Yeah, they're definitely reaching with the word "hack" here.

[tha-don @ Dec 22nd 2008 9:49PM]

still awesome...and i haven't used a nerf gun in years.

[Jonathan-DBOSS @ Dec 22nd 2008 10:34PM]

Thank you AVG, always saving us from near apocalyptic situations of misinterpretation.

[Gervin @ Dec 23rd 2008 8:12AM]

Stop debating the term "hack". Nothing is worse than geeks with attitude.

[AVG @ Dec 23rd 2008 2:33PM]

@Gervin

Except the geeks reading and commenting back to the geeks they hate so.

[Sachin @ Dec 22nd 2008 6:51PM]

awesomapower.

[cmaikai @ Dec 22nd 2008 6:59PM]

sick paint job.

[Chris @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:08PM]

This sends me to nerd heaven :D

[drumdbeat @ Dec 23rd 2008 8:31AM]

...nerf heaven...

[)law( @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:09PM]

All it needs is a KILLINGSPREE or a HEADSHOT heads up display

[Mobius_1 @ Dec 22nd 2008 8:20PM]

And a "M-M-M-Monster kill!!!" voice.

[Brett Legree @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:10PM]

Not fast enough :)

[skyblaze @ Dec 22nd 2008 8:05PM]

that's what she said

[KRIS_C_123 @ Dec 22nd 2008 9:04PM]

they are never happy, are they?

[Glenn @ Dec 23rd 2008 2:32AM]

I have never once heard a woman say 'not fast enough'.

[absinthe party @ Dec 23rd 2008 7:26AM]

@ Glenn

I guess you hear "not long enough" instead?

[Glenn @ Dec 24th 2008 7:56AM]

Not long enough, Not thick enough, stop trying to put it in there.... Just all the usual ones.

[br123 @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:11PM]

the guy that got shot in the beginning reminded me of riley from national treasure.

[Stephen @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:15PM]

Um, I hope somebody paints this in neon so people don't flip when they see somebody firing a machine gun on their street...

[Tom Reinke @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:23PM]

Last time I checked, machine guns don't make a horribly electric whining noise.

[nikster @ Dec 22nd 2008 8:57PM]

Try it on a Boston intersection.

[duxxyuk @ Dec 30th 2008 3:32AM]

have you ever seen a gatling gun work without ammo ? This is pretty scary !

[offroadering @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:19PM]

u sir!... You are a tard!

[ajmalzx @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:20PM]

Wow... That looks like something marcus fenix would use!!


-man, I sounded like a giant dork.

[Jonathan-DBOSS @ Dec 22nd 2008 10:36PM]

Yes.

[blog.WhiteSites.com @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:22PM]

Where were toys like these when I was a kid? I remember back when I had to pretend I had a gun with ammunition, and we called the game "guns".

[Tom Reinke @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:24PM]

So what is this, a viral ad for Mana energy drink...?

[Kamokazi @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:59PM]

Yep, pretty good idea really.

I actually drink them myself...not too much more expensive than 5 Hour Energy, and they work just the same, but in far geekier and cooler bottle.

[smarty shirts @ Dec 22nd 2008 8:47PM]

Looks like you and I are the only ones smart enough to see that this is an ad for an energy drink. Engadget got owned!

[midiwall @ Dec 22nd 2008 9:52PM]

I drink 'em too (and a boatload of other caffeine products). I find they're "better" than 5 Hour's; about the same as 6 Hour's but have a smoother crash, better shelf life and the bottle rocks. Though they taste NASTY.

[finite_rings @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:24PM]

pssssh! what's a bazooka? I got my trusty nerf gun.

[jupiterthunder @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:30PM]

I'm gonna do it....

When has anyone been killed by Nerf?

3...2...1....go!

[Teh Lup @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:34PM]

Engadget writers can use this jawn to repel the hordes of nerd-rebels and their 'engadget is apple bias' chants.

Pwn!

[wootman @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:36PM]

successful troll is successful.

[)law( @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:42PM]

your lack of grip on reality really throws me off.......

[Marc @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:49PM]

I wonder what kind of looks you would get going through airport screening or into a bank with this.

[sigsaucer647 @ Dec 22nd 2008 7:57PM]

probually looks of envy from people that wished they were as awesomely retarted as you