When a Japanese destroyer was strafed by US Navy fighters with .50 machine guns could these rounds go through the side of the ship or penetrate the deck and superstructure?
This is the USS Cassin Young, a destroyer memorial in Boston’s Charlestown Navy Yard, built in WW2. Every single plate of steel, including the gun shields, is no…
How difficult is it to stop an aircraft carrier? If someone fell overboard, would they stop it?
I spent 4 years on the Eisenhower. We had several sailors go over the side, and every night for 2 months some jackass threw a chem-light overboard making…
Did RFK Jr. really claim that the ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic that started in the US in Kansas in March 1918 was actually caused by the flu vaccine?
Here are RFK Jr.’s exact words. On June 27, 2023, Kennedy proclaimed (my emphasis): Everything from Lyme disease to COVID, and many many other diseases, like RSV, which…
Are shotguns ridiculously powerful in real-life as they are portrayed in computer games and movies? And are they actually effective at range?
The shotguns power as portrayed in most movies and video games is vastly different from the real world effects. MythBusters did a myth regarding this. In short, taking…
Why do some people believe that Donald Trump was not shot in the ear?
I do not engage in conspiracy theories. I investigate and evaluate the evidence. These are the facts: So, those are the facts. Let’s evaluate them. Was it staged?…
If Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz with its navy, how long would it take for the US Navy to destroy its fleet?
Well, if the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) decided to put their entire fleet in the Strait of Hormuz, the USN would have an interesting afternoon, I…
What is the “windshield phenomenon”?
When I was a kid working in gas station, we would wash the windows of cars, while they were filling up. On warm summer nights, we would still…
When Gliese 710 passes through our solar system, will life on Earth be disrupted in any way?
A star is headed our way, and it’s called Gliese 710. Gliese 710 is a star located 64 light-years away in the constellation Serpens, which is predicted to…
Do gun owners realize there is a limit on how many guns they can own at a time?
A friend of my wife and mine is a multi-millionaire. He & his wife have a 350-acre property with an 8,600 finished square foot house, along with a…
What historical military technology, once considered cutting-edge, became obsolete far more quickly than its designers likely imagined?
Brick walls Construction on Fort Point commenced in 1853, during California’s Gold Rush, and finished in 1861, as America’s Civil War began. With two other forts on Alcatraz and Lime…