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This Is What It Looks Like When Your Plane Catches On Fire
Warning: If you already have a fear of flying, just sit this one out. At 2:25am Monday local time, Singapore Airlines flight SQ368 took off for Milan, only to turn around hours later due to engine oil warning, according to the airline. But as soon as the plane touched down at Changi Airport in Singapore,…
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Unprecedented Number Of Tree Deaths In California Points To A Catastrophic Fire Season
One more horrific prediction has come to pass for California’s drought-ravaged forests. According to the US Forest Service, trees are dying at an even more astonishing rate than they were last summer (Australia’s winter), creating fuel for what will almost certainly be the worst wildfire season in memory.
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Those Lame Fire Snakes Get Way More Impressive When You Super-Size Them
Video: Aside from sparklers, the most least piece of fireworks kids have access to are black snakes, those tiny pucks that grow into long ashen serpents as they burn. As far as pyrotechnics go, black snakes incredibly lame, except when YouTube’s NightHawkInLight super-sizes them. Once the mix powdered sugar and baking soda ignites, it becomes…
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Lighting A Match With A Rubber Band Is A Handy Trick
Video: If your five o’clock shadow isn’t rugged enough to light a match with, and there’s nowhere else to strike one, a rubber band and a second match are all you need to get a fire started. This one’s going to require some practice to master, and some amateur sniper skills, but MacGyver would be…