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A low-tech tank with fragile armour, a tank that never saw the enemy, and the tank used to teach how not to build tanks.
posted by Mordhaus
Why did soldiers in World War Two get issued with clips of ammunition instead of magazines? The reasons are quite practical.
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A scene in which nothing happens can be very important. Many great scenes are about what the characters are not saying. Here's one.
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Stirling engines are having a bit of a revival. What are they, and how do they work? Could they generate our electricity in the future?
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For two years, I went to a British public boarding school, and recently, I attended a reunion. I talk about them.
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A 130lb bow with a very hard arrowhead shooting at a steel breastplate at twenty yards. Will it penetrate?
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We ask soldiers to shoot people in combat, but how many men find this easy to do? What proportion can pull the ?
posted by Mordhaus
Fire-arrows - did archers really use them in battles?
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(youtube) Our presenter demonstrates the falsehood of Hollywood sound effects foley artists, with regard to the verisimilitude of sword-drawing noise, with a joke at the end for those patient enough to... continue reading
posted by pumkinandstorm
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