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20. He gets to play with some wonderful toys...

Mon May 7, 2012, 05:33 PM

May 2012

He's ranked #12 with number of subscribers...

http://socialblade.com/youtube/top/500

with potential earnings of $1,026,114 (I make no claims for the authenticity or accuracy of these websites).

http://www.statsheep.com/FPSRussia

Ad Week did a story on him...

Dmitri Potapoff, a “Professional Russian” YouTube persona, has a gamer’s dream gig: getting paid to shoot guns. Big guns.

The man pulling the trigger—reportedly an American named Kyle Myers—declined to be interviewed out of character, and even then only via email. But as Potapoff, toting heavy-duty weapons of all kinds and a somewhat convincing accent, he hosts a live-action series dedicated to displaying the power of various firearms. His show, FPSRussia, has more than 1.6 million subscribers, making it the 16th most followed channel on YouTube. One highlight of his shtick: Potapoff gleefully delights in blowing away the likeness of Justin Bieber.

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/marketing-fake-accent-and-real-guns-134795

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The Quadrotor Machine Gun [View all] Uncle Joe May 2012 OP

Doesn't just cut you in half -- cuts you in quarters! Blue Owl May 2012 #1

It flies like a hovercraft. Uncle Joe May 2012 #3

An Awful Lot Of Effort For a Hundred Rounds, Sir.... The Magistrate May 2012 #2

Yes sir, I was thinking the same thing but I imagine with Uncle Joe May 2012 #5

Improve It Enough, Sir, And You Have A Helicopter.... The Magistrate May 2012 #15

Maybe, but tell that to the guy who doesn't have to stick his head over the hill. TheWraith May 2012 #12

You Did Note, Sir, the Targets Were Manikins.... The Magistrate May 2012 #16

Elite thinking: "That should take care of that pesky OWS problem!" DJ13 May 2012 #4

This guy needs more practice with that Russian accent. Doc_Technical May 2012 #6

I was thinking of those flying craft from "Terminator." Uncle Joe May 2012 #7

Hey guys... Phoonzang May 2012 #8

This thing seems pretty noisy AsahinaKimi May 2012 #9

I believe this one is just a prototype, Uncle Joe May 2012 #11

Rule #1: Don't believe anything a young Russian with a thick accent tells you on the Internet NickB79 May 2012 #10

I believe Mikhail Kalashnikov was 27 or 28 when the designed the AK 47. Uncle Joe May 2012 #13

It's a sly joke/movie reference. -..__... May 2012 #21

FPS Russia is lives in Vermont (or Georgia?), and is a Youtube entrepreneur... SidDithers May 2012 #14

He gets to play with some wonderful toys... -..__... May 2012 #20

Hmm, Fake intaglio May 2012 #17

totally fake. montanto May 2012 #18

I see your quadrotor, and counter it with a shotgun. bluedigger May 2012 #19