Strangeparty » Science http://www.strangeparty.com A blog about life, linux and photography Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:45:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 liquid explosives on an aircraft http://www.strangeparty.com/2009/09/09/liquid-explosives-on-an-aircraft/ http://www.strangeparty.com/2009/09/09/liquid-explosives-on-an-aircraft/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:24:47 +0000 Anton Piatek http://www.strangeparty.com/?p=550 Found at schneier.com

BBC NEWS | UK | Detonation of liquid explosives This video shows the damage caused by a liquid bomb to a commercial airliner.

The BBC used a qualified explosives engineer, Sidney Alford, to construct the devices to demonstrate their likely effect on an aircraft fuselage.

I am quite surprised – I didn’t . . . → Read More: liquid explosives on an aircraft]]> Found at schneier.com

BBC NEWS | UK | Detonation of liquid explosives
This video shows the damage caused by a liquid bomb to a commercial airliner.

The BBC used a qualified explosives engineer, Sidney Alford, to construct the devices to demonstrate their likely effect on an aircraft fuselage.

I am quite surprised – I didn’t think there was anything at all in this security idea that you can’t take liquids onto a plane. I suppose my next question is “does limiting to a clear bag full of liquids actually stop the risk?”

]]> http://www.strangeparty.com/2009/09/09/liquid-explosives-on-an-aircraft/feed/ 1 Varying times of sunsets and sunrises http://www.strangeparty.com/2006/12/15/varying-times-of-sunsets-and-sunrises/ http://www.strangeparty.com/2006/12/15/varying-times-of-sunsets-and-sunrises/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:32:00 +0000 Anton Piatek http://www.strangeparty.com/2006/12/15/varying-times-of-sunsets-and-sunrises/ I have wondered for ages whether the times of sunset and sunrise are equally spaced around the solstice’s. It turns out they are not. The author has also linked to a far more thorough explanation by John Wholtz, which is a fascinating read

]]> I have wondered for ages whether the times of sunset and sunrise are equally spaced around the solstice’s. It turns out they are not. The author has also linked to a far more thorough explanation by John Wholtz, which is a fascinating read

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