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Arts and entertainment


Fictional entities

* Blaster (''Star Wars''), a gun * Blaster (''Transformers''), an autobot * Blaster (''G.I. Joe''), a character * Blaster (''Gobots''), a Guardian Gobot * Blaster, a character in 2009 film ''
G-Force The gravitational force equivalent, or, more commonly, g-force, is a measurement of the type of force per unit mass – typically acceleration – that causes a perception of weight, with a g-force of 1 g (not gram in mass measur ...
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Blasters (comics) The Blasters are a fictional DC Comics team of superhumans who first appeared in the miniseries ''Invasion! (DC Comics), Invasion!'' #1 by Keith Giffen, Bill Mantlo and Todd McFarlane. ''Blasters Special'' #1 (March 1989) was produced by the creat ...
, a DC Comics team of superhumans * Raygun, or blaster, a science-fiction directed-energy weapon


Music

* ''Blaster'' (Scott Weiland album), 2015 * "Blaster" (song), a 2003 song by Flow * The Blasters, an American rock and roll band ** ''The Blasters'' (album), 1982


Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Blaster'' (video game), a 1983 arcade game * "Blasters", an episode of ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (season 6)


Computing

* Blaster (computer worm), prevalent in 2003 * ''
Blaster Learning System The ''Blaster Learning System'' is an educational video game series originally created and published by Davidson & Associates, but is now owned and published by JumpStart (Knowledge Adventure), after the two companies were acquired and merged ...
'', an educational software series * Sound Blaster, a family of sound cards by Creative Technology


People

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Blaster Al Ackerman Blaster Al Ackerman (born William Hogg Greathouse Jr.; November 27, 1939 – March 17, 2013) was an American mail artist and writer. Ackerman had been active in various subcultures since the early 1970s. Heavily influenced by post-war pulp writer ...
(William Hogg Greathouse, Jr. 1939–2013), American mail artist and writer * Blaster Bates (1923–2006), English explosives and demolition expert and comedian *
Hy Buller Hyman Buller (March 15, 1926 – August 3, 1968) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Nicknamed the "Blueline Blaster" because of his penchant for hitting opposing players above the skate toe and below the pads, Buller was one of two Jewish profe ...
(1926–1968), nicknamed Blueline Blaster, Canadian ice hockey player


Toys

* Gel blaster, a toy gun that shoots water gel beads *
Nerf Blaster A Nerf Blaster is a toy gun made by Hasbro that fires foam darts, discs, or foam balls. The term "Nerf gun" or the more common term “nerf blaster” are often used to describe the toy. Nerf blasters are manufactured in multiple forms; the firs ...
, a toy gun that shoots foam projectiles * Water blaster, a toy gun that shoots jets of water


Other uses

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Blaster (flamethrower) The Blaster (also called the "BMW Flamethrower") was a 1998 invention by South African inventor Charl Fourie as an car-mounted laterally-firing flamethrower, designed to provide a defence against carjackings. The Blaster was a liquefied petrol ...
, a South African anti-carjacking device * Aerodyne Blaster, a series of French single-place paragliders * Kerala Blasters FC, an Indian professional football club commonly referred to as The Blasters * PCB Blasters, a Pakistani women's cricket team


See also

* * * Blast (disambiguation) * Blaster Master (disambiguation) * Blasters (disambiguation) * Blasting (disambiguation) * Ghettoblaster (disambiguation) *
Abrasive blasting Sandblasting, sometimes known as abrasive blasting, is the operation of forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface under high pressure to smooth a rough surface, roughen a smooth surface, shape a surface or remove su ...
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