Removing the slug does not make a bullet harmless, as the Slow Mo Guys demonstrate in this video. They’re shooting blanks — casings that still contain propellant but no projectile. Keep reading
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Balloon Explosion
These photos are shadowgraphs of a hydrogen flame exploding inside a balloon. The shadowgraph optical technique highlights density and temperature variations through their effect on a fluid’s refractive index. Here Keep reading
Putting Out Wildfires Using Explosives
Wildfires damage millions of acres of land per year in the United States alone. Using explosives to put out an uncontrolled wildfire sounds a bit crazy, but it’s actually not Keep reading