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The Price of Gas Around the Worldwatch!
The next time you pull into the station for a fill-up, keep this in mind before you curse the prices: People elsewhere have it a lot worse than we do in America (and we tend to gripe about it the ...More ( Survival )
Diddo Velema gas masks face the apocalypse in style
dvice.com — In the rare occasion that you find yourself in the middle of a chemical attack, make sure that youre styling with a high fashion gas mask from Diddo Velema. Outfitted with diamonds and fabrics from Louis Vuitton and Gucci, the gas masks are unsurprisingly intended for gallery display purposes, rather than practical use. But, we think they could be a ...More ( Tools )
New Chemical Weapon in Iraq 'Ennui Gas' Induces Listlessness, Dissatisfaction With Life
theonion.com — Calling it the most effective tool to date in the War on Terror, the Pentagon announced Monday that it had developed a new chemical weapon called "ennui gas," a nerve agent that overwhelms its victims with sudden philosophical distress over the meaningless tedium of human life and a sinking sense that everything they have ever accomplished ultimately amounts to dust.More ( Media )
A portable gas tank for darker times
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As you're probably painfully aware, the economy ain't doin' so hot right now. Everything is getting more expensive and our money is getting less valuable by the day. It's not a pretty situation. It probably heralds the oncoming apocalypse. How should you prepare? By hoarding gasoline, of course.
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Poison Gas Pistol
hellinahandbasket.net — Rummell's dug up some old (1920s old) catalog pages from the Pacific Arms Corporation, and one of the more interesting items is what they call a "Poison Gas Pistol." Looks like three barrels for three shots. And it sounds like the "poison gas" is really some sort of tear gas, as Rummell points out.More ( Guns )
LWRC Testing in Waterwatch!
LWRC just posted a new vid showcasing their kickass gas piston AR15 variant.
Gas-masked horsemen of nuclear apocalypsewatch!
This pure-fission U-235 implosion fission device named "596" was China's first nuclear test.
More ( Survival )Wasp Knife injects compressed gas to fatally freeze victim's organs
dailymail.co.uk — If the rising knife-crime in London wasn't nightmarish enough, a new weapon from America is expected to enter the UK very soon and the police have been instructed to stay on alert. The Wasp Knife injects a ball of compressed gas, which inflates once in the body and freezes internal organs. At the push of a button, the needle in ...More ( Knives )
Riots in Europe over fuelwatch!
Police have clashed with hundreds of fishermen protesting against the high cost of fuel outside the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels.
Civic Outsells F-150 for First Time Ever
ecomodder.com — The world is finally coming around .. Coupled with GMs news that the company will be closing plants and scaling back SUV production, the word that the F150 is finally not the countrys best-selling vehicle seems to put the final nail in the coffin of American gas guzzling. Sure, there are still tons of F150s selling (a lot of them ...More ( Survival )
When gas hits $300 a gallonwatch!
Exquisitely Creepy Steampunk Gas Mask
blog.wired.com — This rather disturbing object is called the Steampunk Gas Mask 9. It marries the compulsory Steampunk materials, leather and brass, with a genuine Soviet-era gas mask. As an object, it is beautiful, and exquisitely crafted. The prop makers on Doctor Who could learn a thing or two from the tinkerer responsible, Bob Basset.More ( Clothing )
Video of the explosive wasp knifewatch!
The Wasp Injector Knife comes from Wasp Injection Systems Inc, a US company. This is their promotional video.
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