explosions
Weapons
How Grenades Work
3:00PM Brian Barrett | Oh, man. Not only does this infographic show how modern time-delay grenades work, it actually walks you through a bit of the history of our favourite handheld explosive. All while setting a new standard for stick figure abuse! More »
Weapons
A Calm Beach Day In Nuclear Hell
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Student’s iPod Explodes During Class
4:00AM Brian Barrett | A Pentucket Regional High School science class got an unpleasant surprise yesterday when one student’s iPod exploded on her desk. But don’t worry! Nobody was hurt, and there’s a perfectly good explanation. More »
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Radio Shack Explodes On 6th Avenue
5:50AM Jesus Diaz | A Radio Shack just exploded with a big ball of fire in Manhattan. It happened on 6th avenue, in between 19th and 20th streets. According to Fox NY, it was a “manhole explosion” that “sparked a transformer fire”. More »
Weapons
Sound Generator Could Kill Humans At 10 Metres
5:30AM Jesus Diaz | This seems like a harmless tube. In fact, it was harmless: Jewish farmers used the first version to scare birds from crop fields. Then, somebody converted it into a crowd dispersion mechanism. And then, they discovered it could kill. More »
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Reminder Of Why You Should Never Put Foil In A Microwave
9:20PM Kat Hannaford | Here’s why your mother always said never to put aluminium foil in the microwave. Can someone buy this Swedish guy a new kitchen, please? And a box o’ wine, too? More »
Science
First Video Of A Volcanic Eruption 1200m Underwater
6:00PM Rosa Golijan | This year a research expedition sent a remotely operated vehicle 1200m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean and within 3m of an exploding volcano. Today the first video footage from that expedition was released. Ka-boom. More »
Science
Death Of The Biggest Star Ever Reads Like A Comic Book
2:00AM Chris Jacob | This ain’t your standard supernova. A while ago, astronomers noticed an exploding star that was about 50 to 100 times brighter than normal. Here’s why: It was freakin’ huge. More »
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