Jet Comparisons, Nails & The World's Oldest Trees

Welcome to Science Goes Boom, your weekly dose of science things across the globe. This time we’ll start with a little flying bandit.

God: I think now I’ll make a mini-harpoon in the shape of bird.
Later…
Adam: Dude, that bird is the king of spearfishing. Hey, there’s an idea for a name.

A guided tour of Coast Guard rescue operations:

The differences between light beams…using lasers! Also, an example of how spelling matters in science just as much as it does in writhing writing:

“Um, sorry folks, but it looks like I just cut down the planet’s oldest tree. My bad.”

And now for Methuselah, the world’s new “oldest tree.” A study of how grizzly old Ents refuse to die:

Manufacturing nails the non-OSHA way, complete with open-toed shoes and used Heineken boxes:

When sheetrock — and pumpkins — go boom:

Many of us know CPR, but how many of us know what’s actually going on in there when we do?

Homemade, free power…with a lot of upfront cost in electronics and concrete. But after that, it’s totally free:

And finally, a little flyby through aviation history. This is why they still fly F-15s, by the way:

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