Weapons
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How To Build The Universe’s Biggest Bomb With A Black Hole And Giant Mirror Ball
We’ve heard enough terrifying things about black holes, so why not add one more frightening theory to the pile? Along with anchoring galaxies and spaghettifying hapless Red Dwarf crew members, black holes could be used to create the biggest explosion possible by humans.
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Here Is FEMA’s Plan If The Falling Chinese Satellite Takes Aim At A US City
China’s defunct space station Tiangong-1 will soon plummet toward Earth, likely this weekend. You will almost certainly not be harmed in any way by it – the odds of it striking an individual person are worse than winning the lottery or being struck by lightning. You should not worry about it.
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Study: Malfunctioning Surveillance Gear, Not Sonic Weapons, Could Explain Cuba Embassy ‘Attack’
Bizarre reports of US diplomatic staff in Cuba suffering from symptoms resembling brain trauma, allegedly after hearing unsettling sounds resembling scraping metal or insects buzzing, have continued to baffle medical researchers.
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Detonating Landmines Is Better For The Environment Than Deactivating Them, Research Suggests
Scottish and Australian researchers have found surprising evidence than detonating landmines, lethal explosives that leech toxic chemicals into soil, may actually be better for the environment than removing them outright. Their paper appears in the journal PLoS One.