Pinball Science, JDAMs, & Nice Killer Queens
Ever wonder why all of the world’s data servers love building in China? Here’s one reason:
The Guinness Record for the longest arrow shot was made in 1988 for 2,047 yards, and it still hasn’t been beaten, though many have tried:
Here’s everything that’s going on inside of a pinball machine that you’ll never see with the naked eye:
Okay, so we can make a crazy strong bridge out of only 15 sticks. One problem: It’s got 15 catastrophic points of failure. So I guess that’s more like 15 problems:
Speaking of simple and insanely strong designs…ratchet straps are rad:
A different Killer Queen. This one is cool too:
When bombs go wheeeeee and then, dig, dig, dig…and then go, BOOM:
And finally, here’s a perfect bee tree that some stupid hornets managed to claim. Imagine if they had honey in there instead:
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