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  • New B-2 Bomber Crash Photos Show Carnage Up-close

    07/15/2008 12:32:22 PM PDT · by CarrotAndStick · 51 replies · 417+ views
    Gizmodo ^ | 15 July, 2008 | Gizmodo
    Joe Pappalardo got some crisp, high quality military close-ups of the Spirit of Kansas, the $1.2 billion stealth B-2 bomber that crashed in Guam last February. We published other images of the crash scene before.  Head to Popular Mechanics to see the official timeline of the crash. [Popular Mechanics]
  • Go, Go Rocket Bike Go

    01/25/2006 9:24:30 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 4 replies · 319+ views
    Gizmodo on Yahoo ^ | 1/25/06 | Gizmodo
    You've been waiting for this, I know you have. So here's the first Rocket Bike with a 200-pound-thrust engine capable of blasting from 0 to 60 miles an hour in five seconds. Built by Tim Pickens, president of rocket-design firm Orion Propulsion, this power bike uses roofing tar instead of synthetic rubber fuel. A button on the handlebar fires the model-rocket motor inside the engine—which then sets off the larger motor by lighting the roof-tar fuel. Wowwee. Hope he had a helmet handy. Look for a pickup truck with removable 2,000-pound-thrust rocket strapped into the bed as Pickens's next pet...