If the AK-47 is so good, why isn’t there an AK-48?
There is. It’s just not called the AK48 because it wasn’t introduced in 1948. In 1959 the AK47 was updated, changing from a heavy, expensive milled receiver to…
What are the most extravagant and least known animals on the planet?
This is the Aye-Aye. It only lives in Madagascar. The dumbo octopus. The gerenuk, an antelope from East Africa Cantor’s giant soft-shell turtle The Panda ant. Its bite…
Why are the B-52’s engines mounted in pairs?
In 1955, they could build an engine of that size. They worked, they worked well. Being a military craft, they might get shot at, might have to fly…
Was Admiral Yamamoto aware that the US would declare war after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Admiral Yamamoto studied at Harvard University in the 1920s. “When they introduced him to the game of poker, he became a fanatical poker player who would stay up…
Can an F-22 land on an aircraft carrier if it is the only option left?
“Shogun, this is Hotshot three-zero. I’m an F-22 with 20 minutes of gas and 40 minutes from shore, my ejection seat has malfunctioned, and my canopy is sealed…