Popular Mechanicsadded this to MilitaryPlay buttonNorway Norway Will Scrap Sunken FrigatePopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiIt would cost more to repair the damaged ship than to purchase a replacement. The Norwegian government has decided to scrap a guided missile frigate that was heavily damaged in a late 2018 accident. HNoMS
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Military World War II Bomb Explodes 75 Years Later, Creates Massive Crater in German FieldPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiEven though the war is long over, the dangerous ordnance still remains Residents of the German town of Limberg woke up to a startling sight this morning: a crater in a field as large as a house. The explosion
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Popular Mechanics TechnologyArtists The Secret Tech Problem at Modern Art MuseumsPopular Mechanics - By Vince GuerrieriWhat happens when changing technologies render once-avant-garde works of art outdated? See how a growing group of conservators is trying to keep art alive. For the 100 years it’s been in operation, the
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Space and SpaceflightPlay buttonSpace How to Watch SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Air Force DebutPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanIt will be one of the most challenging launches in SpaceX history. Tonight, SpaceX is launching a Falcon Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, lifting off from its traditional Launch Complex 39A. Weather the
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Space and SpaceflightNASA 3 Reasons Why Today's Space Race Is Better Than ApolloPopular Mechanics - By Joe PappalardoAs we celebrates Apollo's iconic mission to the moon, remember something even greater is on its way. 'Tis the season to celebrate the Apollo program’s first human excursion to the lunar surface in July
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Popular Mechanics TechnologyNetgear Save Big on Laptops and Accessories During Amazon’s Deal of the DayPopular Mechanics - By Paige SzmodisDon’t wait for Prime Day to save on new tech. Amazon’s Prime Day may be approaching, but you don’t have to wait until then to score some great deals on new tech. Today’s Amazon deals have a variety of
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Science!Play buttonScience Scientists Spot a Giant Squid for the First Time in the U.S.Popular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezThe Medusa camera system made the discovery while on its fifth deployment. On June 18, a team aboard the research vessel Point Sur captured footage of a giant squid, Architeuthis dux, in the wild 100 from
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Space and SpaceflightPlay buttonLight Sail Carl Sagan's Solar Sail Is Finally Ready To FlyPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanThe Planetary Society is launching LightSail 2 to fulfill a vision rooted in the future. An organization founded nearly 40 years ago by Carl Sagan is now sending a small spacecraft, known as the LightSail
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Popular Mechanics CarsAutos Hellcat-Powered Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 6x6 Pickup Exists Because It CanPopular Mechanics - By Andrew WendlerWhen the going gets absurd, the absurd get a Jeep Wrangler Hellcat 6x6 named "Inferno" at auction. It's hard to make a grand entrance these days, what with every here-today/gone-today celebrity of the
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Space and SpaceflightPlay buttonSatellites Hey, Want to Watch This Satellite Melt?Popular Mechanics - By David GrossmanIf we want a cleaner atmosphere, some things must burn. In the name of its Clean Space Initiative, the European Space Agency (ESA) put part of a satellite in a plasma wind tunnel and melted it down until
Popular Mechanicsadded this to MilitaryPlay buttonDARPA Three Days Ago, DARPA Launched Some Balloons. Then People Started Seeing UFOs.Popular Mechanics - By Andrew DanielsSadly, those strange orbs floating above Kansas City weren't from outer space. UFOs are having a bit of a moment right now. This week, Politico revealed that several Senators were briefed by the Pentagon
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Popular Mechanics on YouTubePlay buttonBeer The beer can that doubles as a video game controllerwww.youtube.com
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Popular Mechanics CarsAutos 11 Cool Things We Learned Driving This Tomcar Military-Spec 4X4Popular Mechanics - By Ben StewartBorn during a top-secret mission in 1967, the Tomcar TX 4x4 pushes the limits to maximum. The Tomcar TX bridges the gap between traditional truck-like 4X4s and lighter-duty ATV-based side-by-sides to a
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Science!Science This Robotic Fish Is Powered by a 'Blood' BatteryPopular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezResearchers at Cornell University have engineered a robotic fish that's powered by a circulatory system that runs on "blood." Before you get squeamish, we can confirm the robot isn't filled with actual
Popular Mechanicsadded this to MilitaryPlay buttonU.S. Marines U.S. Marines Have Started Testing Its Drone-Killing Laser WeaponPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThis Boeing-built laser would protect Marines and other friendly forces from cheap and deadly drones. The U.S. Marines are testing a new prototype laser weapon system designed to clear the skies of pesky
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Science!Play buttonScience Why Can’t We Shrink Our Kids Yet?Popular Mechanics - By Eric SpitznagelIt’s been 30 years since Rick Moranis accidentally made his children a quarter-inch tall. So honey, why the hell are our kids still normal-sized? This Sunday, June 23, marks the 30th anniversary of Honey,
Popular Mechanicsadded this to MilitaryVolvo This Weird Humvee Is a Sideways-Driving Freak MachinePopular Mechanics - By Darren OrfVolvo made a Humvee vehicle with some head-scratching engineering baked in. The Paris Air Show famously delivers exotic designs that very well may never see the light of day. After all, military contracts
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Popular Mechanics CarsPlay buttonAutos Get a Load of the World's Most Efficient Electric VehiclePopular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezSweden's annual Delsbo Electric Competition, which brings students together to build and test upgraded versions of energy-efficient, battery-powered rail cars, recently crowned a new champion. The Eximus
Popular Mechanicsadded this to MilitaryPlay buttonU.S. Central Command A Closer Look at the MQ-4 Triton, the Recon Drone Iran Just Shot DownPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiDesigned to spy on maritime environments, Triton is the largest drone in the U.S. Military. The Pentagon confirmed early this morning that an unmanned U.S. aircraft, a MQ-4 Triton, was shot down by Iranian
Popular Mechanicsadded this to MilitaryPlay buttonUFOs Trump, Senators Have Been Briefed on UFO SightingsPopular Mechanics - By Andrew DanielsGovernment officials are suddenly “coming out of the woodwork” to learn more about the Navy’s encounters with mysterious aircraft. This week, three U.S. Senators were briefed by the Pentagon about the
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Science!Science Smoke on the Water: 50 Years After the Cuyahoga FirePopular Mechanics - By Vince GuerrieriIn June 1969, a fire on Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River—the last in a series of big blazes spanning decades—spurred the government to make sweeping environmental changes that altered the course of the country.
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Popular Mechanicsadded this to Popular Mechanics TechnologyThe Voice In the New Monopoly, an AI Prevents You from CheatingPopular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezThe upgraded board game is still just as fun, but a lot less ruthless. If you've ever played a marathon game of Monopoly, you know that it brings out the very worst in people—even your dear, dirty, lying,
Popular Mechanicsadded this to MilitaryU.S. Navy The Navy’s Next Warship Will Look a Lot Like the USS ZumwaltPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiLarge Surface Combatant will retain the Zumwalt class of destroyers’ knifelike appearance. The U.S. Navys’ next surface warship will look a lot like the current Zumwalt-class of stealth destroyers. The
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Space and SpaceflightSpacecraft Why NASA Is Experimenting with Deep Space Atomic ClocksPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanRight now, all space travel originates on Earth. That's helpful for logistics, as all current spacecraft determine their paths by calculating their positions from our planet. But that also yields delays.
Popular Mechanicsadded this to MilitaryPlay buttonTurkey Turkey Has Its Own High-Tech Fighter Jet in the WorksPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiAnkara says the fifth generation fighter, called the TF-X, will be operational in just nine years. Modern fighter jets are some of the most complex machines imaginable, yet one country that has never one
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Science!Play buttonSoviet Union The Soviets Used Magnifying Glasses to Watch TVPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanThe technological difference between the Soviet Union and the U.S. is often discussed in dire terms, like atomic energy. But there are also more mundane examples, like television, which shaped both countries—even
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Popular Mechanics Technology Power Up Your Smartphone and Electronics With This Anker DealPopular Mechanics - By Popular Mechanics EditorsGet a wireless charging stand, portable battery pack, and more USB chargers on sale today. Today’s smartphone may have maddeningly small batteries, but Anker’s wireless chargers, portable battery packs,
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Popular Mechanics CarsAutos And Now, the World's First Homemade Tesla TruckPopular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezWatch YouTuber Simone Giertz mod a Model 3 and turn it into an electric pickup. In a total boss move, Simone Giertz—who for a long time has wanted to own "an electric pickup truck, more specifically, Tesla
Popular Mechanicsadded this to MilitaryPlay button Meet 'The Natter,' Nazi Germany's Wooden Rocket PlanePopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiDesigned to shoot down Allied bombers, the Natter was too late—and maybe too weird—to affect the outcome of the war. In the waning days of World War II, a last-ditch effort to shoot down American bombers
