TASER guns were inspired from an imaginative sci-fi novel writer, Victor Appleton. His 1911 novel, Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle depicted an electric gun that influenced the invention of the TASER we know today.
that's not true, 'works' is perfectly OK in this context.
It's also called "motor works" because they were an airplane engine manufacturer back in the day.
Nope. Sibbie is right.
Nope. Sibbie is right
The same way FORD stands for Found On Road Dead, and BOAT stands for Bring Out Another Thousand
#17 an actual piece of information, hooray
#23 Germans just call them "Smart" not "Smart car" (or "Smart auto")