Gadgets: WASP Injector Knife

News Type: Other — Seeded on Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:50 AM EDT

Article Source: Boing Boing

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The "WASP Injector Knife" secrets a CO2 canister in the handle which, when a small button on the hilt is triggered, injects a blast of 850psi gas through a channel in the knife's blade, inflating the target with a painful and debilitating pocket of gaseous pain. It's being marketed towards scuba divers, although I'd be too terrified of accidental discharge to carry it myself, let alone try to get into a cutting match with a shark.

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Mark Homer

Calvin,I once was an avid scuba diver,One of the best places that I have traveled to dive was an Island called Tobago in the British west Indies,Little Tobago is a humming bird sanctuary and has one of the best places to dive in the world,Great place for a vacation,I stayed at "Blue Waters Resort,Check it out I think you might really enjoy it there,Mark...........:^)

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#1 - Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:24 AM EDT

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diverdown

That thing is sweet! I think we should test it on Nailer99!!

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1 vote

#2 - Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:40 PM EDT

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Calvin Tang

He's already full of hot air, it wouldn't work.

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#2.1 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:32 PM EDT

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Lillie Lemon

Doesn't this seem like an unnecessary amount of damage to do to any creature? I mean, don't you think the knife by itself is going to do enough?

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1 vote

#3 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:58 PM EDT

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Nailer99

Man, this has got to be one of the dumbest inventions ever.

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1 vote

#4 - Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:19 PM EDT

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