Even with the addition of a real laser scope that predicts a green dot onto a target whos not been appropriately educated about the advantages of mask using, aiming the mask weapon is the most difficult part of using it. After some initial successes during testing, the precision of the blaster took a steep nose dive as the wonky aerodynamics of a face mask connected to four projectiles makes its trajectory almost unpredictable. Functionally, the Mask Gun works precisely like those cannons that launch nets to knock drones out of the sky, however the mask rather works like a parachute or a sail developed to catch the wind, and even with a laser scope, intending is practically entirely random.
It hasnt precisely been easy encouraging the American individuals to mask up, so Pan decided to take a technique that leverages one of the things most Americans enjoy above all else: guns. Using parts of an automobiles brake line, a handgun grip from a spray paint can, some custom-made electronic devices, and a solenoid valve for managing the flow from a pressurized CO2 canister, Pan produced a portable blaster that appears like something right out a Mad Max movie– but ideally this weapon will help stop the apocalypse.
Its not a concept without benefit. Vending machines offering PPE have actually started to appear in shopping malls and other places where crowds gather, but theyre optional. If shopping centers were to instead employ armed gangs displaying these face mask blasters, the number of people willingly wearing masks would undoubtedly significantly rise.
Unless your brain is performing Olympic-caliber psychological gymnastics, wearing a mask throughout the pandemic is certainly an excellent thing and the most convenient way to assist lessen the spread of the coronavirus. Some have actually withstood, nevertheless, which influenced Allen Pan to create a weapon that rapidly shoots a mask on to the face of those not taking this whole thing seriously.
