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Vehicle barrier systems demo

Wow wow wow. DVICE posted this demo video of some of the highly effective road blocks and barriers made by Barrier1 Systems, Inc.. I’ve known about the effectiveness of bollards from other demo videos but I have never seen nets … Continue reading

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Semi truck crashes through center median on roadway

In Addison, Texas, a car driving next to a semi loses control and causes the big rig to flip over the center median and into the path of oncoming traffic. Amazingly, it doesn’t look like there were any direct head-on … Continue reading

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Atlas V rocket creates a visual sonic boom

On February 11, 2010 at the Solar Dynamics Observatory Launch, the Atlas V rocket exceeded the speed of sound and created a sonic boom while it passed through a layer of ice crystals. Because of this, the sonic boom was … Continue reading

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A boy climbing through the West Bank barrier

Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters This is such a liberating image of a Palestinian boy climbing through an opening in the Israeli West Bank barrier. It’s impossible to know the intentions of this boy crossing the border, but I’d like to think … Continue reading

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