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Ten Interesting Things about Model Rocketry73

Ten Interesting Things about Model Rocketry

Our fascination for flight began when we were envying the birds. Since then, humans have tried to find ways to launch themselves off the ground. One of the earliest attempts at making something fly was the...

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How a Radar Jammer Can Be Made At Home69

How a Radar Jammer Can Be Made At Home

This is an example of a finished radar jammer Most road users wanting to make better time on the open road will arm themselves with an expensive radar detector. However this gadget will not work against a gun type radar unit in which the radar...

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Three Common High Explosives And Their Properties73

Three Common High Explosives And Their Properties

High Explosives have powerful explosive properties, exploding at a supersonic level. They produce an explosion with a velocity ranging from 3000 to 9000 meters per second. The chemicals that make up high explosives decompose extremely quickly. ...

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Survival tools – include these tools in your survival checklist and be the MacGyver of the woods!74

Survival tools – include these tools in your survival checklist and be the MacGyver of the woods!

If you’re going to make a trip to the woods, you probably have a short checklist.  Compass, map, flashlight and the list goes on.  Most people as a survival project have a list of ten “must-haves” and...

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What Are Low Explosives?75

What Are Low Explosives?

Introduction Low explosives are most commonly used for pyrotechnics, old-fashioned ammunition, warning flares and the like. Unlike high explosives, they do not generate detonating explosions. This type of fast-burning explosion is known as...

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Cable Descramblers - What They Do and How They Work66

Cable Descramblers - What They Do and How They Work

A gadget which decrypts a cable TV signal, so that is can display on your TV, is called a cable descrambler. Generally when you subscribe to a cable service the cable company will provide you with a legit...

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Common Pyrotechnic Powder Compositions72

Common Pyrotechnic Powder Compositions

Common pyrotechnic powder compositions are a mixture of substances that allow the production of heat, light, sound, smoke or gas, or a combination of these effects. The effects are achieved through the combustion of the different pyrotechnic powder...

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Lock picking – are you a budding locksmith?  Don’t forget to stock these tools in your arsenal!77

Lock picking – are you a budding locksmith? Don’t forget to stock these tools in your arsenal!

This hub highlights the tools needed for lock picking.  You’ll be surprised how simple they are.  Don’t think of getting started without these tools! Lockpicking is a complicated process.  But really,...

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