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) 4 months 3 weeks ago • 341 views • 3:15

The dramatic differences between American & Japanese gun availability.

posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 1 year 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,090 views • 2:57

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 1 year 11 months ago • 36 views • 10:14

The Magnus effect is an amazing phenomena: It can lift rotating objects up into the air, seemingly defeating gravity. Bruce Yeany brought out a cool video showing how to make flyers from paper cups... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 12 months ago • 556 views • 6:40

YouTube description: Chemical weapon attacks aren’t the only reason to pay attention to Syria. When Syrian-American author and civil rights lawyer Alia Malek woke up to the images of Syrians dying... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years ago • 276 views • 3:02

It was just a routine workers’ compensation fraud case for Ken Sheppard. Show up for a spot check, do some surveillance of the subject and keep it pushing. But on March 3, 2014, it was anything but routine... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 1 week ago • 1,150 views • 5:01

Prisons are a very dangerous place. And since prisoners have a lot of free time they come up with different ways to hurt their cellmates or parole officers. The weapons we are gonna show you in this video... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 3 weeks ago • 182 views • 4:50

YouTube description: The archerfish hunts by spitting water at terrestrial targets with weapon-like precision, and can even tell human faces apart. Is this fish smarter than it looks? ---+ Read the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 186 views • 3:36

Some of these are hard to believe.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 40 views • 10:14

Uhoh YouTube: Most systems and machines people design break from time to time. That also applies to the United States' nuclear weapons. This video was originally published in June 2015.

posted by PlayhousePals 2 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 917 views • 3:50

The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 5 months ago • 28 views • 4:00

And before one of you fuckheads inevitably asks, no, jerry the goatfucker was not a real catholic saint.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 107 views • 4:59

As your country's top spy, you must infiltrate the headquarters of the evil syndicate, find the secret control panel, and deactivate their death ray. But your reconnaissance team is spotty, and you have... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 10 months ago • 275 views • 4:01

This very odd one-off pistol first appeared in a 1958 Golden State Arms catalog, with no description of its history or mechanical design. I have often seen it referred to as an automatic revolver, but... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 149 views • 8:30

For info about divesting from nuclear weapons companies, go to http://responsibleinvest.org/

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 2 weeks ago • 96 views • 3:15

Some are having fun trying [or so it seems]. YouTube: There are a lot of nuclear weapons on Earth, so many that we often say it’s enough to “destroy the world several times over.” But could we?... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 177 views • 2:43