Space X Rockets, B-17s & Battle Ants

Welcome to Science Goes Boom, your one-stop source for obscure facts to wow your friends with. This week let’s follow the long journey of the grape, from the vine to the oatmeal bowl:

Robots that can move swiftly in any direction. What could go wrong?
#Skynet

The B-17, still the coolest aircraft ever made, a carrier for lots of things that go boom:

There’s a reason why they made an Ant-Man but not a Cockroach-Man. Here’s why:

Space X, proving that private enterprises can do anything government can do, and do it cheaper and more efficiently:

Do you wonder if DaVinci’s parents ever got on his case for his room being a disaster all the time?

Speaking of natural materials and labor-saving devices:

And finally, let’s hear it for St. Louis, birthplace of odd, complex things. **grin** If you know, you know:

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What is your favorite “dramatic entrance” or introductory scene for a film character? 

Movie Fight Club: Question 100

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