Toy rocket inspires gun that can send bullets at variable speeds
London, July 22 (ANI): The US army has commissioned a Chicago-based toy-making company to make a gun that can fire bullets at variable speeds, and serve the dual purpose of killing or wounding.
The army chose Lund and Company Invention for the project after being inspired by its toy rockets that are launched using liquid hydrogen as a fuel.
The impulse the rocket receives at launch can be controlled by varying the fuel-air mix in a combustion chamber, say reports.
Bruce Lund, the company's CEO, has revealed that the US army wants them...continue reading
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