With Donald Trump’s recent announcement of ‘Space Force’, ‘Tales From the Bottle’ takes a look at one of the United States’ earliest military involvements in the final frontier. “Project A119, also known as A Study of Lunar Research Flights, was a top-secret plan developed in 1958 by the United States […]
What do you do when any attempt to take out the hostage taker will result in the detonation of a bomb that he’s attached to? “The Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis occurred on Friday, May 16, 1986, in Cokeville, Wyoming, United States, when former town marshal David Young, 43, and […]
The current crisis in Iraq explained in under 5 minutes. There is war in Iraq? Again? And the US and Iran are talking about working together? And who is this ISIS Terrorist group that is all over the news? And Religion? Oh dear… When exactly has the world gone mad […]
Detonation vs. Deflagration. ** LINKS ** Music by Jake Chudnow: http://www.myspace.com/jakechudnow Shockwave in slo mo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjC4SvZIARY How a bullet works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m64ClfsXe_4 Smokeless Powder burned: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sbg8vmLgHo Nitroglycerine + hammer: http://youtu.be/r17czTWHFmU Firework 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7mp7k6fmLs Firework 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moMslnSyC44 World Record Rocket Attempt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frwVK35iE4c 100 tons of TNT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgLzgdbfeJE Shockwave hits camera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2imofil5GbM 1965 […]
We all love to see some instant karma. Here’s some terrorists trying to kill a bunch of people and getting their asses whooped. “The Glasgow Airport attack was a terrorist ramming attack which occurred on 30 June 2007, at 15:11 BST, when a dark green Jeep Cherokee loaded with propane […]
As billions went about their day in blissful ignorance, one man made sure it wasn’t their last. “Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (7 September 1939 – 19 May 2017) was a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who played a key role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident. […]
Well if you’re going to make the biggest improvised bomb the FBI has ever seen, you’d better make sure it’s the most complex too, right? “The Harvey’s Resort Hotel bombing took place on August 26–27, 1980, when several men masquerading as photocopier deliverers planted an elaborately booby trapped bomb containing […]
Step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to Shazam! Fury of the Gods! Subscribe for more Pitch Meetings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Kq-yEt1iYsbUzNOoIRK0g The DCEU is about to undergo some major reworking and restructuring under the leadership of James Gunn. But before that kicks into gear, there are still a few projects that need […]
Dwayne Johnson’s latest blockbuster is finally in theaters — and guess what? It sank like a rock. So, what went wrong with Red One? #RedOne #BoxOffice #DwayneJohnson Box office blunder | 0:00 The Christmas struggle | 1:30 Superzeroes | 2:19 Paul vs Tyson | 3:31 Ego trip | 4:17 In […]
Step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to Elektra! Subscribe for more Pitch Meetings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Kq-yEt1iYsbUzNOoIRK0g After almost 20 years, Jennifer Garner has returned to the big screen as Elektra in a throwback cameo for Deadpool & Wolverine. But what lead to her Daredevil spinoff bomb? Elektra definitely raises some questions. […]
