Awesome Weapons

In one of its most impressive projects yet, Man at Arms: Reforged made a life-size steel replica of the Gravity Hammer, the deadly one-shotting Covenant weapon from Halo 2. The resulting replica measures 6ft. long and weighs an unwieldy 100lb. See it in action at 7:20.

Madman inventor Colin Furze is back with a pair of crazy garage builds. This time, he’s made fully-functional versions of the deadly hidden blade and rope launcher from Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. Sure, it’s blatant propaganda for UbiSoft, but the builds are still awesome.

Man at Arms: Reforged‘s Baltimore Knife and Sword went to great lengths to make a working and lethal replica of the cane sword from Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate. You can win that exact same replica by joining Break’s sweepstakes.

YouTuber Crash Zone wanted to see if 45 layers (about 16″) of bulletproof glass would be enough to protect you from an RPG-7’s grenade. Well they’re not called grenadeproof, so… Skip to 0:42 then to 3:02.

The Slow-Mo Guys have subjected themselves to all manner of torture so we could see it in excruciating detail. But when it came to being shot with a high-voltage weapon at Taser HQ, they left that to another human guinea pig.

As part of their latest Star Wars episode, Jamie and Adam wanted to know if it’s actually possible to avoid the projectile from the series’ blasters. They estimated a blaster bolt’s speed then built an equivalent weapon for testing.

Blood & Iron principal instructor Lee Smith has an exciting saber duel against The Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship’s principal instructor Richard Marsden. YouTuber Skallagrim’s slow mo replays are much appreciated.

Man at Arms: Reforged made life-size replicas of the Viper School’s Serpentine swords from The Witcher 3. They forged the steel one, while they used CNC machines for the silver-plated sword.

(SPOILERS) In their Breaking Bad special, Mythbusters recreated Walt’s lethal junk in the trunk from the TV show’s finale. Series creator Vince Gilligan dropped by to see if the trap would be busted or confirmed.

Unified Weapons Master hopes to launch a new combat sport which allows fighters to wield real-world melee weapons, protected by a high-tech suit of armor called The Lorica, which can track damage and relay the stats in real time. Support the project over on Indiegogo.

YouTuber Burger Fiction made a supercut of weapons made of or concealed in various objects from movies like First Strike, Undercover Brother and Goldfinger. You could make a dozen of these from Jackie Chan’s films alone.

Joerg Sprave continues to build out the deadliest DIY arsenal ever, adding to his collection the most dangerous flying disc we’ve seen. It’s like a more leisurely version of Oddjob’s hat. Not recommended for playing games of catch.

While filming the latest episode of Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie’s Phantom high-speed camera grabbed this jaw-dropping footage of a pistol being shot, capturing the bullet-sized explosion at an astounding 73,000 frames per second.

Prepare yourself for your next stealth mission with everything a ninja could ever need. This awesome shop sells everything from nunchucks and throwing stars and axes to grappling hooks, blowguns, swords, and even ninja garb.

Veritasium visited Arizona’s Titan Missile Museum – a former nuclear missile silo for a sobering simulation of a nuclear missile launch. The warhead in the former silo’s Titan II missile was 650 times stronger than Little Boy.

The King of Random shows us how to make a slingshot that can launch water balloons to over 150 ft. and can even fire three balloons at once. You’ll need PVC tubes and fittings, a resistance band and some duct tape. PDF guide here.

Triangle Krav Maga’s brass knuckles are technically wrenches. They’re handy for self-defense and er, times when a normal punch won’t do. Their symmetrical design makes them easy to grab, and they have pointed ends too.

“When we let things convey unto us, that is true artistic expression. But when we try to convey ourselves onto things, that is delusion.” Man at Arms Reforged made a katana from scratch using traditional Japanese tools and techniques.

JZSlenker has created the ultimate weapon for disposing of those old AOL CD-ROMs. His contraption uses an angle grinder to fling a stack of discs at deadly speeds. You definitely wouldn’t want to be on the business end of this thing.

Be prepared for the inevitable zombiepocalypse with this impressive tool. It’s got a black oxide coated stainless steel pummeling head, a reinforced fiberglass and nylon handle, and a razor sharp spike for piercing and demolition.

Because of their ability to do serious harm, lawn darts have been banned in the U.S. But where there’s danger, there’s Joerg Sprave. Since they’re still legal in Germany, he built a weapon that makes them even more deadly.

Back in the ’60s kids could still play with toy guns without worry about being shot by the police or being told they would become sociopathic killers. And the Johnny Seven OMA (One Man Army) was quite possibly the greatest toy gun of all time.

Styropyro built this insane laser weapon using eight 5-watt laser beams set up in parallel, then focused through a lens. It makes quick work of the usual targets: balloons, ping pong balls, and flash paper, but surely could do serious damage.