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Great history of a 1983 illegal firework factory explosion
Webb's Bait Farm in Tennessee looked like garden-variety earthworm purveyors, but their side hustle manufacturing illegal fireworks turned into one of the deadliest industrial accidents in state history. Fascinating Horror has the deets. At around 9:15am on the 27th of May, 1983, on a farm near Benton, Tennessee a powerful explosion took place. The blast… READ THE REST
Massive British "Tallboy" bomb from WWII explodes in Poland while being defused
A massive explosion occurred today on the Piast Canal outside the town of Swinoujscie in Poland where a Tallboy bomb used by Britain's Royal Air Force had been discovered. The bomb detonated while a team was in the process of trying to defuse it. The massive bomb weighed nearly 5,400 kg (12,000 pounds), including 2,400… READ THE REST
Cool aerial footage of avalanche control with explosives
Wade Rogers shares footage of a controlled avalanche event taken from a helicopter. It's amazing to see how an avalanche flows like liquid water. Via Wade: After a heavy snowfall in Juneau, Alaska, the State's Dept. of Transportation conducted a controlled avalanche drill on the side of Mt. Roberts, using a helicopter and explosives that… READ THE REST
The DeliverySafe is the ultimate foil for porch pirates and it could save your holidays
With everyone stuck in COVID quarantine for much of the year, online sales for Amazon and other retailers have gone through the roof. That means more and more packages coming right to your door, to the sheer delight of a more loathsome brand of COVID opportunist: the porch pirate. Thieves taking off with delivered packages… READ THE REST
Become a machine learning aficionado with this training bundle
In the past few days, the U.S. Air Force rolled out new tools fueled by machine learning to help stem the spread of misinformation about COVID. Additionally, the Library of Congress has launched a project on how to use machine learning to better cross-reference all 170 million items in its overflowing archives. Every day, we… READ THE REST
This portable USB charger can get an Apple Watch back to full power on the go
The Apple Watch is a great addition to any tech arsenal–until it runs out of juice, that is. Then, you have to go about the process of recharging. Of course, the Apple Watch only recharges via wireless charging, meaning it can sometimes end up being pretty inconvenient to power up, especially if you're out and… READ THE REST