Interesting Wikipedia articles?
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Nuclear warheads 'abandoned' on the sea floor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Scorpion_%28SSN-5...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Scorpion_%28SSN-5...
On the nuclear theme - The Cactus Dome, fascinating stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enewetak_Atoll
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enewetak_Atoll
Best not to read this one if you've just eaten, but still an intriguing case - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage
Two incidents of 'broadcast signal intrusion'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Television_b...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_broadcas...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Television_b...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_broadcas...
Horrocks said:
I read on an old forum about interesting articles so I thought it would be a good time killer!
Basically, the idea is to post a link from Wikipedia with a short briefing underneath as to what the link is all about (Unless the link is self-explanatory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bloop
"The Bloop is the name given to an ultra-low frequency and extremely powerful underwater sound detected by the U.S. in 1997. The source of the sound remains unknown.
The bloop is interesting. It was the basis of the book, Fluke: Or Why the Winged Whale Sings.Basically, the idea is to post a link from Wikipedia with a short briefing underneath as to what the link is all about (Unless the link is self-explanatory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bloop
"The Bloop is the name given to an ultra-low frequency and extremely powerful underwater sound detected by the U.S. in 1997. The source of the sound remains unknown.
The Eltanin Antenna is another interesting sea thingy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eltanin_Antenna
A German heavy tank being worked on towards the end of WWII. If they'd developed and engine that could have moved it effectively, and of course, not lost the war, the bruiser could have seen action on the battlefields of Europe. It would have been vulnerable pretty much only to air attack with heavy bombs, if the Maus was deployed with AA gun vehicles it would have been pretty untouchable in a head on assault.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_VIII_Maus
And a demonstration of quite how mad the Nazis had become in trying to develop super-weapons:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landkreuzer_P._1000_R...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_VIII_Maus
And a demonstration of quite how mad the Nazis had become in trying to develop super-weapons:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landkreuzer_P._1000_R...
Love the wunderwaffen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wunderwaffen
I have a book that lists them, including the nuclear stuff and the more esoteric crazy-ass stuff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wunderwaffen
I have a book that lists them, including the nuclear stuff and the more esoteric crazy-ass stuff.
Halb said:
Horrocks said:
I read on an old forum about interesting articles so I thought it would be a good time killer!
Basically, the idea is to post a link from Wikipedia with a short briefing underneath as to what the link is all about (Unless the link is self-explanatory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bloop
"The Bloop is the name given to an ultra-low frequency and extremely powerful underwater sound detected by the U.S. in 1997. The source of the sound remains unknown.
The bloop is interesting. It was the basis of the book, Fluke: Or Why the Winged Whale Sings.Basically, the idea is to post a link from Wikipedia with a short briefing underneath as to what the link is all about (Unless the link is self-explanatory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bloop
"The Bloop is the name given to an ultra-low frequency and extremely powerful underwater sound detected by the U.S. in 1997. The source of the sound remains unknown.
The Eltanin Antenna is another interesting sea thingy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eltanin_Antenna
Super Heavy Tanks, the russian Troyanov looks like the work of a heavily drunk person
The American T28 Super Heavy Tank is far more impressive though!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-heavy_tank
The American T28 Super Heavy Tank is far more impressive though!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-heavy_tank
On the subject of tanks - all you need to defeat them is sand (and air superiority...)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Longewala
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Longewala
All you need to ok bout spark testing.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_testing
I didn't know that!
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_testing
I didn't know that!
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