After hearing Kevin Roberts of the right-wing think tank "The Heritage Foundation" talk about their "Project 2025" plans for America, Mangy Fetlocks feared they might have a public relations problem resulting... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 months 1 week ago • 131 views • 2:14

Northrop Grumman is delivering advanced tank ammunition to the U.S. Army. The M1147 Advanced Multi-Purpose round (AMP) is increasing survivability and standoff to keep up with modern battlefield threats.

posted by newtboy 2 years 12 months ago • 552 views • 2:15

YouTube description: 50 Years Ago Apollo 13 was preparing to launch on a mission that would become famous for the wrong reasons, 56 Hours into the mission an oxygen tank would explode, blowing the side... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months 1 week ago • 30 views • 12:18

In most developed countries, workers have the right to a certain number of paid sick days. It’s a policy that isn’t rooted in just generosity — during pandemics like the novel coronavirus, it can... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 432 views • 6:33

YouTube description: This footage is from inside the kerosene tank in the S-1 first stage of SA-5, the fifth Saturn 1 launch. This mission was the first orbital Saturn launch, and the first flight of... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 376 views • 1:49

YouTube description: There was so much I wasn't able to tell you. Like, for example, most of the jellyfish on display at the aquarium are born and bred at the aquarium. They do active research on jellyfish... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,388 views • 8:03

YouTube description: Built from the discarded fuel tanks of WWII fighter planes, "belly tankers" are miniature speed demons and a major part of hot rod culture. For more, check out: https://www.petersen.org/1952-... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 623 views • 3:48

YouTube description: On August 8th, 1918, Allied forces in France launched the Hundred Days Offensive, one of the first combined arms operations of the war that included hundreds of tanks, airplanes,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 397 views • 3:15

Tom tests the level and duration of reverberation in giant WWII underground fuel storage tanks. Best youtube comment..."I'm slightly disappointed that you didn't shout out something like "BOLLOCKS" ".

posted by nanrod 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 747 views • 3:28

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 6 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 74 views • 8:50

designed by Chrysler.

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 31 views • 4:40

YouTube description: Ever wondered how they film a tank shell in flight for over 100m meters like it was travelling at walking speed or the instant of a nuclear explosion. In this video, I look at... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months ago • 1,679 views • 7:14

The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 150 views • 10:14

This video, courtesy the Illinois Geological Survey, shows how earthquake liquefaction can affect buildings and buried structures. The concept presented is elementary but will provide you a basic understanding... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month ago • 817 views • 1:14

What is the basic unit for tanks? How big is it? How does it operate? How are orders conveyed? All this and a bit more.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 370 views • 9:13