Laser guns!

Second only to jetpacks when people lament the future the 1950s promised the world. German hacker AnselmoFanZero has sought to fulfill this lost promise. The hand-held pulse laser gun seen above was created for a friend and sold before fabrication was finished.

The Pulse Laser Gun Mk II is capable of 50 shots on one charge and is hell on balloons and plastics. It’s also a serious eye casualty waiting to happen. If you decide that you must own this thing of awesome you can email AnselmoFanZero for the particulars. It’s already miles ahead of the Star Trek phaser hack covered on January 2010. All it lacks is the proper sound hacking upon firing.

We are already counting the thousand ways this invention can wreck havoc at your local geek convention center. We’re also counting how much of our savings we’re willing to spend to get this marvelous toy.

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