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How To Build Your Own Vomit Gun for $250

Posted by John Farrier in Science & Tech, Video Clips, Weapons & War on October 2, 2009 at 9:06 am

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security developed a ‘dazzler’ — a non-lethal weapon which uses flashing lights to distrupt a target’s equilibrium. A person effected by lights for long enough, will temporarily lose visual acuity, balance, and become nauseous. The government spend about $1 million on the project. Limor Fried, a MIT-educated engineer, decided that she could build one for a lot less money. She’s made her design schematics and source code available for free online. Below is a video of the results of her work.