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War Torn: An Iraq War Veteran’s story of dealing with PTSD

February 9, 2012 @ 12:07 am

The Wall Street Journal produced this amazing video piece on Iraq War Veteran Ian Welch who was diagnosed with PTSD and traumatic brain injury after going through an attack on his convoy during a mission in Iraq. The video was … Continue reading →

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Rave music kills dolphin

November 14, 2011 @ 10:39 am

A rave at Connyland marine park in Switzerland is the cause of death for one dolphin named Shadow. The music stressed the dolphin out. Thanks for ruining my day TWBE! :(

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Station Rat teaser video

November 2, 2011 @ 11:32 pm

A full-length trailer for Station Rat will supposedly be released on 11/7, but for now, just imagine how great this costume must have been for Halloween.

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Stress-testing the braking system on a Boeing 747

June 2, 2011 @ 8:25 am

Continuing where I had left off with brake testing on airplanes, WIRED posted this video of a Boeing 747 brake stress test that involved slamming on the brakes at over 200mph with a full load on board.

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Stress testing a Volkswagen

May 8, 2011 @ 9:09 pm

This looks like a fun job to have.

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The adventures of a Samsung SD card

September 29, 2010 @ 12:33 am

I wouldn’t necessarily call this a great stress test for the Samsung SDHC line of memory cards as it doesn’t really try to destroy the card, but I gotta hand it to Samsung for creating this great miniature carnival ride … Continue reading →

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