Random-ass inventions! (Random ass-inventions)

[Mr.Bookworm]

Originally Posted by Loyal

Exactly how useful is an airborne chainsaw anyway? I mean the collision would hurt like hell, but I don't see it doing any more damage than an ordinary blade being propelled in the same way, seeing as it wouldn't exactly have the time to saw through much without anything to hold it in place.

Practicality isn't an issue, it's how badass you look.

And nothing is more badass than using chainsaws in inventive ways.

[Loyal]

"Badass" falls short when a weapon fails to even function in its badass way.

You can have weapons that are impractical while totally awesome (for example, loading a trebuchet with frag grenades, or this here), but due to the aforementioned problem, a flying chainsaw is little more than a very heavy ballistic bludgeon with a bit of "cut" in it.

Well a similar problem applies to the Bear Spear, but like the Bear Spear it has a secondary purpose, ie intimidation, and also secondary use as a melee weapon/cutting tool.

The chainsaw knuckles are fine since they have something to hold them in place while they work: i.e. your hand. I'm talking about the Rocket propelled and Crossbow varieties. Granted they'd give your wrist a terrible deal of stress, but that is within tolerable levels of impracticality.

[TDK]

Originally Posted by Loyal

Granted they'd give your wrist a terrible deal of stress

Hm, I hadn't thought of that. Though, I've used a chainsaw occasionally and it isn't particularly hard to hold in place, though, yes, a bit hard. But flesh is much less dense, and even bone wouldn't be much worse than wood at best. Chainsawing through someone would really be fairly easy. The thickest bone in the human body is still only about as thick as a big stick. At worst it would take a bit of effort to go through with a regular chainsaw. Obviously the knuckles wouldn't be good for sawing limbs off and such, its more for surface damage/deterrence/self defense/maybe torture.

...Anyway.


Yeah, the rocket propelled chainsaw and such isn't that great, although possibly if you consider the initial hit, if direct, would sink it in a little and the rocket would continue to push it through you. But, as loyal said, a normal blade would be much better. Especially considering that cutting with the tip of the chainsaw is something you want to avoid.


I'm liking the direction this thread is going, debate in physics and practicality about absurd things. XD


Edit: Found something interesting in the wiki article for chainsaws.

Originally Posted by Said article

Also, in the interests of safety it is advisable to not allow genitals to touch the sharp bit. It is sharp.

XD

[Wigmund]

Originally Posted by Mr.Bookworm

Practicality isn't an issue, it's how badass you look.

And nothing is more badass than using chainsaws in inventive ways.

I was gonna put a picture of the ninja wielding chainsaw-chucks from Dr. McNinja...
but then I found this List of melee weapons that don't exist, but should and a picture of shotgun-chucks

I don't know which I'd love more.

[BitVyper]

If we're going to put chainsaws on everything, I want chainsaw armour.

[TopHatAssassin]

One time in highschool I would design all these guns on my lunchbreak (I like guns, especially absurd ones). There were your standard heavy beam rifles, beam cannons, revolvers, shotguns, machine guns, those kinds of things. There was a plasma grenade in there too, for good measure. But sometimes I went a little overboard with the designs.

For example! One time my friend commissioned me to design her a revolver, so I did just that. It included a scope, a bayonet, a silencer, a hammer extension, a spare clip (I don't know the word, but think six bullets stuck on one of those plastic tree-things), a rear-storage container with two special bullets inside (I like to think radioactive), and a condom pouch. It was beautiful.

I've thought of a few other things, too, though I wouldn't say they're quite as out there as I'd like. One was something I called a "loudener" (it made for more bang). And the other, I actually thought I might've been onto something. It was a pump-action shotgun, but instead of inserting shells one by one, it was belt-fed. That one was my favourite, and I really wanted it to work. But now they've got those automatic shotguns so that one's kinda gone.

EDIT: I can't find the original, but this is more or less what it looked like back in highschool.


Roughly. I was sketching it out earlier and I thought of adding a bipod. But not right now, it doesn't look all that heavy.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Originally Posted by TopHatAssassin

One time in highschool I would design all these guns on my lunchbreak (I like guns, especially absurd ones). There were your standard heavy beam rifles, beam cannons, revolvers, shotguns, machine guns, those kinds of things. There was a plasma grenade in there too, for good measure. But sometimes I went a little overboard with the designs.

For example! One time my friend commissioned me to design her a revolver, so I did just that. It included a scope, a bayonet, a silencer, a hammer extension, a spare clip (I don't know the word, but think six bullets stuck on one of those plastic tree-things), a rear-storage container with two special bullets inside (I like to think radioactive), and a condom pouch. It was beautiful.

I've thought of a few other things, too, though I wouldn't say they're quite as out there as I'd like. One was something I called a "loudener" (it made for more bang). And the other, I actually thought I might've been onto something. It was a pump-action shotgun, but instead of inserting shells one by one, it was belt-fed. That one was my favourite, and I really wanted it to work. But now they've got those automatic shotguns so that one's kinda gone.

I used to do this too, including the belt fed shotgun, but mine was a pure gatling 12 gauge. It was uber.

And can anyone find that picture of the katana handled crobar pistol thing? I've been looking but can't seem to find it anywhere.

[Kaneda]

If it's practical then it's not truly awesome.





Also whatever the hell this SkyMall thing is, but people sized. It would be like being an astronaut. Only a toilet.

[bluestarultor]

Originally Posted by Hawk

I used to do this too, including the belt fed shotgun, but mine was a pure gatling 12 gauge. It was uber.

And can anyone find that picture of the katana handled crobar pistol thing? I've been looking but can't seem to find it anywhere.

Ask and you shall receive!

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Hehe, thanks Blue, I'll save that so I don't lose it again.

Oh and if we're adding chucks to stuff as well now, then I propose gunchucks (as apposed to shotgunchucks). Now you might think a standard handgunchuck vs shotgunchuck might be a one sided battle, but if you were to take the time to learn Gun Kata those pistolchucks sound a whole lot more dangerous.