/sci/ - Science & Math

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If we're going to talk about safety then it is pertinent to evaluate threats to said safety. The technological advancements since the 18th century have brought with them dangers both physical and immaterial, that Benjamin Franklin could not even have fever dreams of. Using his quote as a value statement on safety in the year 2020, is like asking Grugg The Caveman's take on genetic engineering.

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>Puckle gun
>It was never used during any combat operation or war. Production was highly limited and may have been as few as two guns
An obscure prototype.