Weed Science, CIA Masks, & Exploding Pickles (among other things)

Welcome to Science Goes Boom, the site that don’t-try-this-at-home disclaimers were made for. But let’s start our journey this week with a little fly-by across Mt. Doom Fagradalsfjall:

Do you know how to “read the weeds” around your house? Here are several things you can (and probably should) do at home:

Siege warfare, the Lego way:

The counterintuitive nature of satellite science:

And now we get to the part about things you should never do at home, unless you have a parent willing to help who has a spare extension cord and an understanding of electricity:

Even back in the ‘70s, the CIA had perfected the use of realistic masks that could be donned in merely a few minutes. Imagine how easy it must be for people to alter their appearances with masks today. [Note: Lots of shots from the film Planet of the Apes (1968)]

An inside look at the Apache:

While we were all focused on other matters in the fall of 2020, a real life “Iron Man” was busy giving the FAA and FBI a run for their money:

And finally, a guided tour of a pineapple farm. I gotta admit, I totally thought pineapples grew on trees:

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