Anchors, Speed Shooting Shotguns, & 12th Century Fire Arrows

Welcome back to Science Goes Boom. Let’s take a dive to the bottom of the sea for a look at one of the worst high-paying jobs on the planet:

Can you load and shoot a shotgun faster than your grandpa? How about faster than your mom?

I don’t think it’s accurate to call it “indoor skydiving” since it’s done in a tube of air instead of in the sky, but whatever we call it, I want to try it:

NASA once again proving that it employs the kids who never learned to clean up after themselves:

Ever wonder who has to scrub all of that paint and confetti off the NFL fields? Now you know what that guy deals with:

Earthquake science with a brickmaster flare:

The history and science of keeping ships from blowing around:

Of course the most common snakes in Australia are also the most poisonous. Why does anyone live there?

And finally, let’s go with a video that is totally not an instructional video by HTME, one that’s so non-instructional that they issued three disclaimers at the start. “We don’t really know when these videos may get demonetized and age restricted.” And this is why you love Science Goes Boom:

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My modern war series makes a great gift for history nerds and action fans (high school and up). Available online wherever books are sold: