How do navy divers deal with sharks during operations?
I worked with some SEALs during one of my Afghanistan deployments. One night, a SEAL told me a story about one of his swims in BUD/S. It was…
Does Alpha Centauri have a solar system like ours?
Alpha Centauri is a solar system but it is nothing like ours! First of all, Alpha Centauri is a solar system in itself not the name of a…
What is Dimethylmercury?
Let’s establish something first: mercury is extremely toxic. This is probably the first thing you learn about mercury in chemistry class: If you’re exposed to liquid elemental mercury (pure mercury) – even…
Are US Navy carrier strike group escorts expected to absorb a missile to keep it from hitting the aircraft carrier?
See this thing … Yes, it’s a Naval helicopter.Ardleigh Burke’s and Ticonderoga’s carry two each. When they are not being used for ASW operations they roles include using…
Why are the 747-8 engines placed differently than on the older versions?
In older aircraft the engines were hung on pylons that extended downwards. It was designed like that for a reason. If you were to place the engines too…
Why was the aircraft carrier USS America CV-66 almost impossible to sink when it was used as a test target in 2005 while battleships with much thicker armor were routinely sunk in combat in WW2 using now-obsolete weapons?
The USS America is the only super carrier ever sunk, either on purpose or in combat. It took four weeks and they ended up having to scuttle her…
Are there dead bodies in Titanic?
There are some preserved bodies inside the bowels of the wreckage. The engineers that were trapped in the bottom are believed to had been preserved as they’re buried…
Can China destroy the American Navy fleet if they get into Chinese waters?
China can destroy any fleet anywhere in the world. Not only an American one. Not only near and around China, but anywhere. The idea that China has the…
Is it true that USS Eisenhower (docked for repairs in Souda Bay) hit and severely damaged by multiple Houthi ballistic missiles?
Yes, the Eisenhower was sunk. Fortunately close NATO ally the United Kingdom stepped in to help – you see the Argentines managed to sink HMS Invincible three times…
If a planet is 500 light years away, does that mean that even if you traveled at the speed of light, it would still take you 500 years to get there?
In Special Relativity, we are concerned with different frames and how they compare with each other. So the short answer is you could do it in under 500…