Honda Point disaster...Naval history

Published 8 days ago in Accidents. Submitted by sux2bu

The Honda Point disaster was the largest peacetime loss of U.S. Navy ships. On the evening of September 8, 1923, seven destroyers, while traveling at 20 knots (37 km/h), ran aground at Honda Point, a few miles from the northern side of the Santa Barbara Channel off Point Arguello…
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Florida Highway Patrol Pursuit Hits 142 MPH, Then Cruiser Catches Fire

Published 11 days ago in Ownage. Submitted by sux2bu

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulls a U-turn across a highway median, accelerating to more than 140 mph to catch up with a vehicle that was going 20 over ..... cop car went up in flames.
(Not much to see after about 7:15 but smoke and voices)

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How to defeat Hypersonic-Missile?

Published 12 days ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu

Hypersonic-Missile are continues to grow. America, Russia and China continue to develop it.
RAND researchers present an overview of their key findings on hypersonic-missiles — a new class of military threat-capable of maneuvering and flying faster than 5,000 kilometers per…
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Cow loves to play fetch

Published 17 days ago in Animals. Submitted by sux2bu

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Parkour Atlas

Published 20 days ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu

Atlas does parkour. The control software uses the whole body including legs, arms and torso, to marshal the energy and strength for jumping over the log and leaping up the steps without breaking its pace. (Step height 40 cm.) Atlas uses computer vision to locate itself with re…
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