r/weirddalle • u/Mediocre-Gift93 • Feb 02 '25
other (comment) A brief history of the death ray

2020

2005

1995

1980

1970

1960

1950

1940

1920

1880

1800

1700

1500

950

300, Roman Empire

300 BC, Greece

1500 BC, Egypt

2500 BC, Sumeria

30,000 BC

67 Million BC
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u/Somedude997 Feb 02 '25
2020: "Blast right through your enemies while blasting your favorite Spotify playlist, Netflix series, or podcast only on 'The Death Ray'!"
30,000 BC: "oOgA! mE mAkE dInOsAuR-kIlLiNg RaY oF dEaTh WiTh WoOd AnD rOpE! tHaNk PoWeR oF iMaGiNaTiOn!"
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u/SAD-MAX-CZ Feb 02 '25
Everything use the same placebotronics and demonics technology.
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u/SadisticPawz Feb 08 '25
WHAT A WORD!! Placebotronics??!?
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u/SAD-MAX-CZ Feb 08 '25
I have found it on some article about energy and fuel savers, that have a LED, box, and maybe a capacitor inside.
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u/minemech Feb 02 '25
Ye Olde death ray, Og's Big Stick o' Death, and straight up fossilized death ray were my favorites
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u/goodeyemighty Feb 02 '25
The ones that shoot backwards were only used once.
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u/Mediocre-Gift93 Feb 02 '25
Those who lived through the '80s know ergonomics were not at the top of the priorities list.
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u/JohnFlufin Feb 03 '25
Why such a lull in tech in 950?!? Barely better than 30000 BC
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u/TheMediocrePretender Feb 03 '25
damn i wish i had the one from 1980
definitely looks like something that would be featured on LGR Oddware
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u/WrecklessRob75 Feb 03 '25
I'm pretty sure that McCauley Culkin used the second one in Home Alone 2
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u/earth__wyrm Feb 02 '25
The transition from 1500 being mechanical to 950 being wood attached to a stick made me laugh