That’s scorpion as in ‘muzzle-loading field artillery,’ because that’s what this thing is. Although admittedly it uses pressurized air instead of torsion energy.
Via GeekTyrant. And let me be clear about this: this is a proof-of-concept canned-air siege weapon. At half power and a 45 degree elevation it can lob a PVC and plastic projectile 250 feet; the (blunt) missile can crack a concrete block at full strength, and point-blank range. I may steal this idea for my next Morgan Barod novel. Or at least figure out how to hand-wave it away.
Moe Lane
How does it compare to (youtuber) Mark Rober’s model? Mark is known to be vindictive and spent the last three years developing new technology just to reclaim the title of “world’s largest elephant toothpaste”, so he might lob back at this blatant attempt at a dethroning.
Impressive. I thought the scope was a nice touch.