Fireworks, Hydropower, & Playing With A C-17

Ready for another round of Science Goes Boom? Let’s kick it off this week with a little discussion about the surgical precision of orcas:

Next up: The U.S. Air Force’s finest pilots use science to make Dude Perfect lose their lunch:

My boys love the Primitive Survival channels. They call them “two guys who make stuff” videos. Well, here’s one guy who made a thing that is way more practical than an underground water slide:

How to make bacon (or salami, or prosciutto) in five easy steps. You’re welcome, dads:

How many tons of wet sand could you haul every day? Probably less than these guys:

And now for a PSA that could save a life — the Heimlich maneuver:

And here’s a video of a stud kid saving his buddy’s life using it. I love how he casually just sits back down afterward and just starts chomping his sandwhich like, “Yup, that’s what I do.”

How to make the world’s sharpest knife…the overengineered way. Plains Indians would probably laugh these guys off the prairie:

The beauty of glassworks. That horse! Wow:

And finally, we can’t depart without a little boom for the weekend. Here’s everything you always wanted to know about fireworks, and what it looks like flying through them:

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