Remember the gun that let's you shoot around corners? I'm beginning to think that all the cool inventions are coing out of Israel lately.

Soldiers to hurl citizens from rooftops in case of high-rise attack

This isn't quite as dangerous as it sounds:

The army has already conducted a series of training sessions to practice this rescue procedure, according to which soldiers will land on the rooftops by helicopter and will dress each person in a body carrier. The carriers contain a 200-meter metal cable and can therefore be dispatched from a great height. One end of the cable is attached to the rooftop and when the person is thrown off the roof the descent consists of circle movements around the cable. The movements control the speed of the person's descent, which never exceeds a meter per second, thus ensuring a safe landing.