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LOT Boeing 767 landing with no landing gear

TDW posted this video of a Polish LOT 767 airplane landing successfully on the tarmac with zero wheels. The landing gear was apparently stuck. Amazingly, no passengers were injured!

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The Waffle House Index: determining a storm’s severity through Waffle House

Photo via Multinational Monitor The Wall Street Journal has published a rather interesting article about how FEMA relies on an unofficial metric called the Waffle House Index to determine how badly a storm has hit an area. Essentially it boils … Continue reading

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Should you leave your office if there’s an earthquake?

I forget at times that this blog is a personal endeavor. So let me just fill my future-self in: Yesterday, I experienced my first earthquake. And it wasn’t in LA or California somewhere. It was in NYC — right smack-dab … Continue reading

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ResQMe test video

If I had at my disposal an entire stack of glass panels to test this on, I’d do it. Looks fun and a bit dangerous all at the same time. Safety goggles and gloves needed if you aren’t actually stuck … Continue reading

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Summary of emergency response during the Loma Prieta Earthquake (1989)

Photo from the USGS I’ve never been in an earthquake before and after watching this summary video from the California Highway Patrol about the emergency response to the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake (7.1 magnitude), I am pretty sure … Continue reading

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Bust-A-Cap glass breaker

I was thinking about glass breakers lately (like those seen on city buses) and I found out about these Bust-A-Cap end caps for flashlights that basically turn your flashlight into a glass breaking machine. Check out the demonstration video above … Continue reading

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