World's First Machine Gun: The Gatling Gun. - Neatorama

Here's a video clip of the world's first successful machine gun called the Gatling gun [wiki], invented by Richard Jordan Gatling in 1861. Hit play or go to http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwo8d_gatling-minigun [DailyMotion] - via Paperholic

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Notice the way he casually sweeps the muzzle past the cameraman? Put that man on a charge!

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Every evil has a small beginning.

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Very surly ...

I'm sure the Gatling gun must've been one scary machine back in the day. It's very underpowered by todays standard weapons.

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And why does he seem so surly?!

--TwoDragons

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Two (probably unanswerable) Questions:

1. Why doesn't this guy have any hearing protection.
2. What the hell is he shooting at?

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