Navy Testing Giant Rail Guns. Watch Out.

I don't know what the hell this thing is, but I want one. The Navy is testling out these "rail guns" that fire using magnets. All I know is it looks like a dude is taking a giant wrench and stuffing it into a gun that explodes from a giant barrel and shoots into the distance in a ball of fire.

A test shot fires from the Office of Naval Research-funded Electromagnetic Railgun prototype launcher located at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. The test shots begin a month-long series of full-energy tests to evaluate the technology. This prototype, developed by BAE, is the first of two industry-built launchers that will bring the Department of the Navy a step closer to producing a new-generation, long-range, weapon for surface ships.