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The world of warfare was revolutionized by the development of black powder, fireworks, cannons, and the like. You don’t need any of that chemical nonsense to just have fun, though, …read more Continue reading Building a Simple Compressed Air Cannon Is Easy
For a happy weekend away in early September, I joined a few of my continental friends for the NewLine event organised by Hackerspace Gent in Belgium. You may have seen …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: This 15th-Century Siege Cannon Might Kill You Instead Of The Target
One of our favorite things about Halloween is the sheer number of hacks that come out of it each year. This year, hacking is almost a requirement to keep things physically distanced, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun. You want fun? How about a candy cannon that launches …read more
Continue reading Trick or Yeet Cannon Will Give Them Candy Shell Shock
[MJKZZ] sends in this entertaining little tutorial on building a small automated cannon out of a syringe.
He starts the build off by modifying an arc lighter, the fancy kind one might use to light a fire on a windy day, so that it can be controlled by a micro-controller. …read more
Continue reading Death to all Coca Cola Cans with This Miniature Arduino Powered Cannon
Casting metal at home is somewhat tricky, but there’s no denying the results can be quite rewarding. [FarmCraft101] put his incredible craftsmanship on display, and learned a few new things in the process, by scratch building a scale replica bronze cannon and carriage.
Starting with a sufficient quantity of scrap …read more
We’ve seen backyard casting, and for the most part, we know what’s going on. You make a frame out of plywood or two by fours, get some sand, pack it down, and very carefully make a mold around a pattern. This is something else entirely. [FarmCraft101] is casting a bronze …read more
Continue reading Casting A Cannon Is A Lot Harder Than You Think
Water is a stable chemical, but with the addition of a little electricity, it can be split into its component parts. The result is just the right mix of H2 and O2 to convert back into water with a bang. [Peter Sripol] has built a charming desktop cannon …read more
Continue reading Hydrogen Desk Cannon Is Fun With Electricity and Water
The group continues to evolve its custom malware in an effort to evade detection. Continue reading Russia-Linked Sofacy Debuts Fresh Zebrocy Malware Variant
The notorious Russian cyberespionage group known as APT28, Fancy Bear and Sofacy is targeting government organizations using a new Trojan program called Cannon. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks detected new spear-phishing campaigns from APT28 at th… Continue reading APT28 Pulls Out New Malware Cannon
The Russian-speaking threat group is changing up its tactics. Continue reading Sofacy APT Takes Aim with Novel ‘Cannon’ Trojan