I’ve really got to get me one of these T-shirts!

Specialization is for Insects.
Here in the US we have laws governed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) which are meant to protect workers from unsafe conditions. But apparently OSHA is on holiday right now. Meanwhile the rest of the world needs to be adopting some safety standards too, or they are going to be ending up headlining the Darwin Awards.
Take this photo for example: “Let me just drive this forklift off the dock… while carrying a bomb!”

This US Google Maps view claims to be an underground nuclear test site.
I kind of doubt it because it’s like 50 miles from Vegas. Still, even if it isn’t, it’s a pretty cool impact of some sort. Notice that according to the Google Map scale it is almost 800 feet in diameter. Whatever it was, it took quite a wallop to make that crater.
I don’t mean for this to sound insensitive, but… Great! Now every moron who decides to scribble a bomb threat on a napkin and leave it on a plane can ensure that the aviation industry cowers to their prank.
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This is simply Mag-nificent! Ever wanted to see what alkalis will do when exposed to water? Now you can!
The boys from the British TV show Brainiac blow up all kinds of stuff using exotic materials like Cesium, Rubidium, Lithium, Sodium, Potassium and more.
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