Comment on Tech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes Wi-Fi guidance, ballistics calculations, optional camera for tracking

• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You can deploy a lot of $96 semi-effective hardware

  Khojayev’s just-launched prototype has no effectiveness track record

  :-/

  I mean, time will tell. To date, this particular iteration of technology has a 0% success rate in doing anything but farming clicks.

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  • lightnsfw@reddthat.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    We got another scary 3d printer headline for dumbass politicians to use as justification for regulating them!

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    • FauxLiving@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      There isn’t much there that can’t be done with PVC and bent aluminum sheeting.

      Hamas famously uses water pipes for their rockets (no idea about the propellant, payload or control systems though)

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      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Don’t expect a bunch of moron politicians to understand that though. They’ll see this think it’s a golden opportunity to “PRoTEcT tHE chILdREn!”

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  • Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It also has a 0% failure rate.

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Not according to Wayne Gretzsky

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