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FACT: Police in airplanes can hand out speeding tickets

As I was driving down a remote highway this afternoon I saw a curiosity-inspiring sign. “Speed Limit Enforced By Aircraft”. It immediately induced several silly scenarios to play out in my head. I suppose if you got it up to 260 km/h (160 miles per hour) you could potentially be chased by a Cessna aircraft… [...]

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FACT: large passenger ships have stabilizers for rough seas

I have just returned from a lovely cruise down the Pacific coast line aboard the Norwegian Pearl. (which explains the absence of posts last week) The cruise was great, and for the most part smooth sailing, but one night in particular I felt like a slow-motion bronco-rider as the room wobbled back and forth. It [...]

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FACT: ice-breaker ships are rounded at the front, not sharp and pointy

I had always assumed that the ice-breaker ships, used for navigating in the extreme north or south oceans that get covered in thick ice, would would try to split the ice like an axe to a log. But you know what happens when you assume… you make a guess based on limited knowledge. (is that [...]

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FACT: electric cars were all the rage in america 100 years ago

The big automobile news today is an announcement about the new Nissan LEAF, a fully electric car that is ready to go mass market in an affordable way. Reporters are calling it the dawning of the electric vehicle era. The fact is, it dawned 100 years ago, then was promptly stuffed in a dark closet. [...]

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