Content tagged with “weapons” under “The Interesting List”

“ A damaged plane jettisoned a nuclear bomb off the coast of Georgia in 1958. It has never been found. It has been confirmed to contain enriched uranium, but may or may not be capable of detonating. ”

“ An in-depth, minute-by-minute analysis of the infamous North Hollywood bank robbery shootout from 1997. ”

“ A journalist finds some strange circles on Google Maps. He goes down a research rabbit hole which culminates with adventurers driving out into the middle of nowhere, digging up dynamite, and bringing home sardine cans. ”

“ A comprehensive legal analysis of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict that digs into what ‘self defense’ means in a fluid, chaotic situation like the Kenosha riots. ”

“ The story of a single handgun that traveled a long way and did a lot of damage. ”

“ Mythbusters proved that the climactic scene in the final episode of ‘Breaking Bad’ could have worked exactly as it was portrayed. ”

“ One of the greatest competitive shooters in history is an ordained Italian bishop. ”

“ ‘High explosives’ is a technical term, not a colloquial one. It means something specific. There is also ‘low explosives.’ ”

“ Explosions in the movies bear virtually no resemblance to real-life explosions, by design. ”

“ The US literally forgot how to make a critical component of nuclear weapons. This resulted in years of maintenance delays and cost tens of millions of dollars. ”

“ There’s a sunken WWII ship in shallow water off the coast of England. It contains over 6,000 tons of explosives. If it detonated, a tsunami would travel down the Thames. ”

“ There was once a shoulder-launched thermonuclear weapon. ”

“ A fascinating forensic analysis and re-enactment of the Beirut explosion video that demonstrates how and why it was so destructive. ”

“ When the US military needs to move an active nuclear warhead, they take precautions. This was filmed in Great Falls, Montana. ”

“ In 1980, an un-defuseable bomb appeared in a Lake Tahoe casino, setting off an elaborate extortion attempt and creating a legend inside the FBI. ”

“ Satellite and photo analysis shows the ship that brought the explosive chemicals to Beirut sank, just across the harbor, where it still lies. ”

“ All the details behind how the most famous flying gun in the world works. Hint: it’s as simple as possible, and designed to do one thing really well. ”

“ A detailed description of how naval torpedoes actually work. ”

“ The FBI doesn’t believe the two Boston Marathon bombers actually built the bombs they placed. So, who did, and what does it have to do with a weird arrest made after the bombings? ”

“ Neat interactive feature that shows how hard it to define something – in this case an ‘assault rifle’ – in order to ban it. Every restriction generates a response and modification to evade the categorization. ”