An Upcoming Solar Eclipse, Coke Rockets, & Putting Mt. Everest In Its Place
Welcome back to Science Goes Boom. This week, let’s take a look at militarily efficient caterpillars, and the forests they can decimate:
It’s about time someone took Mt. Everest down a notch. Viva Denali!
[Note: A single use of the word “crap” at the 2:02 timestamp.]
Imagine what Homer Price could have done with one of these babies. Also, how much to you think Krispy Kreme paid Jared to make this one? Mmm, donuts:
When Coke bottles go boom:
Destin explains the upcoming April 8th solar eclipse and why it may confuse the heck out of your chickens:
[Parents, you may want to watch the commercial (20:00) for this video’s supporter: Independent Media Initiative, an organization trying to make the internet great again by encouraging quality, clean content.]
The science of making sure the vehicle and road barriers go boom instead of the passengers:
In which we learn there is at least one very good reason you might want to fire a torpedo into your own submarine:
And finally, the science of wasting months of your life:
[Contra is still the GOAT…or is it old school Mario…or maybe Adventure…*sigh* …See what I mean?]
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