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A Mysterious Sonic Boom Caused Tremors In New Jersey
Tremors felt by residents of New Jersey Shore and Long Island today prompted speculation that an earthquake had occurred — but the US Geological Survey confirmed that the rumbling sensations were caused by a sonic boom.
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Seeing B-2 Stealth Bombers Land Is Like Seeing Alien UFOs Come To Earth
I forget how impressively thin and futuristic looking a B-2 stealth bomber is. I mean, just watch these two stealth bombers land at Royal Air Force Fairford in England, it looks like a UFO has just touched down on Earth and is ready to take over our planet. Or like a sci-fi fighter jet has…
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Neat Photo Shows A US Navy Sailor Inside A F/A-18 Hornet Afterburner
Dayshot: It looks like the entryway to a portal. Or like the pod of some spacecraft. But it’s a US Navy sailor checking out the afterburners of a fighter jet. From the US Navy: “Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Ryan Draper, from Palmdale, Calif., inspects an F/A-18 afterburner in the jet shop aboard the Nimitz-class…
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A Homemade Jet-Powered Snowboard Is Maybe Not The Safest Idea
Look, I’m all for extreme sports (and general borderline-stupid shenanigans masquerading as sports). But I think I’d probably draw the line at a homemade, 3D-printed jet-powered snowboard.