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More bang, less light: Explosions in film and TV (Part 2)
What it takes to actually outrun an explosion. << More bang, less light: Explosions in film and TV (Part 1) More…
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More bang, less light: Explosions in film and TV (Part 1)
The difference between “Real” and “Hollywood” explosions. << Will the real Jack Reacher please stand up? More bang, less light:…
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Will the real Jack Reacher please stand up?
An attempt to explain why Season Two was so bad. << Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part…
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Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 2)
The limitations of biology and physics. << Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 1: Historical and tactical…
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Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 1)
Historical and tactical confusion. << Just stepping out to the Andromeda Galaxy for a coffee Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope…
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Just stepping out to the Andromeda Galaxy for a coffee
Distance, speed, and time get hopelessly mangled in space opera and science fiction. << “Over and out”, over and over…
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“Over and out”, over and over again
What Hollywood gets wrong about military radio communications. 🎧 Available in audio << Lessons in artillery abuse Just stepping out to…
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Lessons in artillery abuse
The biggest, baddest, and boldest movie ammunition fail in Hollywood history. << What does the “D” in “D-Day” stand for? What…
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What does the “D” in “D-Day” stand for?
And why this simple nomenclature is relevant for planning military operations. << N/A Lessons in artillery abuse >> Welcome to my…
