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DIY – Build your own cruise missile
This video has been getting a lot of buzz and attention this week because it demonstrates a cruise missile launch system hidden inside a normal steel shipping container: Typical articles covering the...
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Weapons – The XM-25 rifle has programmable bullets that explode automatically...
If you are in a field with your enemy and you can see him, chances are you can hit him with a bullet. But what if the enemy is hiding behind a hill, or crouched in a trench, or protected by a brick...
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How the MRAP Vehicle Works -or- saving soldiers’ lives with better-protected...
One of the big problems that the Army learned the hard way in Iraq is that a standard Humvee doesn’t offer a lot of protection for the soldiers inside. It is possible to retrofit a Humvee with more...
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Weapon – The M80 Stiletto stealth boat travels at 50 knots
As boats go, this one is pretty amazing. It is called the M80 Stiletto: As revealed in the video, the specs are impressive: - Top speed of 50 knots - Range – 500 nautical miles - Draft – 2.5 feet -...
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How Tracer Bullets Work -or- The closest thing we have right now to laser...
Ever since WWI and WWII, tracer bullets have been a common part of warfare. On an airplane’s or helicopter’s machine gun, tracer bullets make it much easier for the pilot to hit the target – the...
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The XM25 – the gun with radio-controlled bullets – deploys to Afghanistan
The goal of the XM25 is to eliminate the idea of “cover”…. No hiding place from new U.S. Army rifles that use radio-controlled smart bullets The XM25 appears perfect weapon for street-to-street...
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Trailer for Hawken – A first-person shooter with mechs
Mechs are one of those vehicles that have been predicted by Science Fiction for decades but have never made the transition to real life. For example, the mech in Avatar in 2010 is amazing in its...
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How Crossbows Work – shooting arrows in the style of a rifle
Crossbows come in all shapes and sizes, from tiny like this: To “normal” like this: The video’s description points out the big difference between longbows and crossbows: Due to the heavy construction...
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Stuff of Genius: Bombs That Don’t Explode
Let’s start by acknowledging that war is bad. People die, buildings are destroyed, stuff blows up and burns. But if you are going to have a war, is it possible to control the damage? Is it possible to...
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The amazing things you can load into a shotgun shell and shoot from a shotgun
What can you shoot out of a shotgun? It turns out that there are a surprising variety of things… Let’s say you are going to use a shotgun for hunting. A typical shotgun shell shoots a small handful of...
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