This is What It Looks Like When You Light 2,000 Bullets on Fire
Old bullets don’t get viking funerals. They get tossed in a pile, and lit on fire. That way, they can’t be used again by punks or go off unexpectedly while […]
Army Vet Analyst Talks Drones, How the Military Is ‘Drowning in Data’
In an explosive interview with FiveThirtyEight‘s Jody Avirgan that can be heard in the following SoundCloud clip, U.S. Army veteran, former military analyst and national security reporter William Arkin dishes on the American […]
This Scientist Explains What It’s Like Getting Stung By a ‘Bullet’ Ant
A bullet ant is a carnivorous insect found in rainforests from Nicaragua all the way to Paraguay in South America. It’s official name is paraponera clavata but it’s also referred to […]
The Number of Nuclear Warheads Pakistan Could Have in Five Years is Silly
Two well-respected American policy institutions dropped a bomb recently — no pun intended — when they leaked details from a report they’re ready to release on Thursday that will detail and […]
Bigger Threat to Americans: Terrorists or Americans?
It’s the headline, but shoot — let’s ask the question again to get it through our thick skulls: what’s a bigger threat to America — to Americans — to your grandfather […]
Does Walter White’s Machine-Gun-In-the-Trunk Booby Trap Work in Real Life?
‘Breaking Bad’ fans are sure to remember the scene in the series finale when high school teacher-turned-meth lord Walter White blew away all of his enemies with an M60 machine […]
Walmart to Stop Selling AR-15 and Military-Style Firearms
It’s the end of an era. Walmart built its retail empire by giving the people everything from frozen peas to lawnmowers at bargain prices. Since this is America, that also […]
Here’s a Fake North Korean Soldier ‘Firing’ a Gun & Fooling Us All
Janie’s got a gun. And so does this guy. Only with this guy’s gun, there’s no blood, no gore, no murder, no crime, no need for a doctor. With this […]
Oh Gosh! Pentagon Enlists Baby Clothes Maker to Wipe Out the Humvee?
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) contract came down to three major players that possess the ability to churn out massive, wheeled armored vehicles (on a large enough scale) well enough to replace […]
World War II Tank Flattens, Kills Man in California
They thought its killing days were over. They were wrong. It all started on an otherwise gorgeous afternoon at a family reunion in California, this past Saturday. Kevin Wright, 55, […]
U.S. Servicemen Who Thwarted Train Terrorist Receive French Legion of Honour Medal
The two American military members who tackled an AK-47-wielding terrorist to the ground on a Paris-bound train received France’s Legion of Honour award. U.S. Airman Spencer Stone and National Guardsman […]
Florida Gun Range Motioned to Sell Potion
You’ve heard of “Manny being Manny”. Welp, this is Florida being Florida. According to CBS 12 News and the Associated Press, Daytona Beach, Florida city commissioners have given the “go […]
Watch This Drone Transform into a Fire-Breathing Missile & Incinerate a Truck
Feast your eyes on the newest, scariest adaption to drone technology: the Harop drone — a creation of Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI). Classified as a “loitering munition” (that’s right: a […]
What Does a Pistol Shot Look Like at 73,000 Frames Per Second?
The guys at Mythbusters spend their time using scientific principles and state-of-the-art equipment to answer life’s questions and bust popular urban legends. Yesterday, they posted a video that is sure […]
Pentagon Thinks U.S. Would Lose to Russia in a Fight (War)
While America and the brave men and women might be confident that they can take Vladimir Putin and his country on in a military conflict, a handful of bigwig, uniformed […]
This Is What an Atomic Bomb Looks Like One Millisecond After It Explodes
This stunning capture of what a nuclear explosion looks like less than one millisecond after it detonation was taken by a rapatronic camera — which was invented by Harold Edgerton […]
Fun with Data: U.S. Special Operations Units Outnumber 50 Entire Militaries
In a July Congressional report on the military’s special operations forces, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) forgot what ‘classified’ meant and leaked the exact number of personnel in each American […]
Learn How to Breach A Door Like a Marine
It’s not always a good idea to open doors the regular ‘ole civilian way. Sometimes, a closed door conceals a threat that must be eliminated. Other times, the door is […]
Live Military-Grade Hand Grenade Found Near McDonalds
Landscapers digging up shrubs nearby a Maryland McDonalds discovered more than an innocent Happy Meal prize. A live hand grenade was found buried a foot underneath pavement in the fast […]
See Fat Man & What It Did to Nagasaki 70 Years Ago Today
You heard a former United States Army Air Forces captain and navigator tell with his own words what it was like dropping “Little Boy” on Hiroshima on the morning of […]