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Like it? Buy it! Amazon Japan is selling the mechanical suit above for 120 million yen, around $1 million. Gunnies (with easy access to really smooth and level pavement) need apply. “The KURATAS suit, which was first designed in 2012, runs on diesel and can move at 10 kilometers an hour,” nydailynews.com reports. “Additionally, it has an arsenal of weapons, which includes a machine gun that shoots 6,000 BB bullets a minute and an external launcher that shoots plastic water bottles. The system inside the suit can also detect targets — including humans — with automatic alignment. Once the system has a target . . .
the machine gun can be activated with a smile, which creators are calling a “Smiling Shot.” Although the idea of activating a shooting spree with smiling seems quite maniacal, the creators say that the mechanical suit is meant to be peaceful and not harmful to humans.
That's right, Amazon Japan will ship a mech to your front door
If it shoots with a smile, what does it do with maniacal laughter?
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
The no smoking seems to be an odd thing. I want to light up my cigar, smile, and say "I love it when a plan comes together" while piloting this thing.
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One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks
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