Thug Beetles, Diving Science, & Rocket Footballs
Welcome to Science Goes Boom, your weekly chance to see people do things you probably shouldn’t try at home…like this:
Riddle me this, Darwinian evolutionist: How many transitional forms of Bombardier beetles disintegrated prior to fine tuning the chemical mixtures in their behinds?
Speaking of small creations with irreducibly complex designs:
If you’ve ever spent a few days in a hotel with irresponsible 18-year-old boys who know the flammable properties of powdered non-dairy creamer (**raises hand**), this won’t surprise you. For everyone else, let’s just call it a warning:
So, that’s how dangerous powdered non-dairy creamer can be. Now here’s a tutorial on how to make a flame thrower fueled by it:
The science of beef jerky, and…peach jerky?
The science of scuba diving, and a few cautionary tales about free diving as well. [Parent’s note: There are a couple of sad moments regarding those who’ve died in dive attempts.]
And now for a little Dude Perfect…with rockets and footballs. What could go wrong?
Once upon a time, before satellites and drones, we had stud pilots spying on bad guys with the fastest jet on the planet:
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