Thanks to the wonders of technology, weapons systems have advanced to the stage where there no longer need to be any moving parts. Furthermore, weapons that the general public knows as “futuristic” are considered yesterday’s news to the shadowy, corporate weapons developers. Our ignorance doesn’t take away from the fact that what these companies have released to the public is completely mind-blowing. It really makes you wonder what kinds of killer merchandise they have in the works right now. All we can show you are five of the most high-tech weapons you wouldn’t believe existed but do — they’re after the jump!

LASER: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation – electromagnetic radiation, which is basically light all juiced up, allowing itself to be undoubtedly the greatest achievement of the human race. Save for maybe Megan Fox. The following is a comprehensive time-line traversing the history of the laser: