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POPSLamborghini driver walks away after 235mph drag race smash "There was just silence after that, except for the crew members running to get in their vehicles so they could get to their driver.” The twin-turbocharged Lamborghini – with 1,900 horsepower – has twice the power of a Bugatti Veyron and is nearly four-times as powerful as a standard Gallardo. At full stretch, the Italian supercar is capable of reaching top speeds in excess of 260mph.
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POPSThe gun that can destroy an enemy 100 miles away and fire bullets at eight times the speed of sound
The bullet would take just minutes to fire over 100 miles and would hit with pinpoint accuracy with a velocity that's impossible in conventional guns. The hi-tech cannon fires a 20lb bullet or missile at a speed that is impossible in conventional guns. The makers claim it has pinpoint accuracy. Instead of relying on an explosive propellant such as gunpowder, the railgun uses a giant surge of electrical energy to fire the bullet at speeds approaching Mach 8. The bullet doesn’t explode on impact but obliterates whatever it hits through sheer power. Currently, U.S. warships can only reach targets about 13 miles away, but the navy hopes the new gun will allow attacks from a much safer distance. Rear Admiral Nevin Carr, chief of naval research, said the gun could be aimed at a magazine on an enemy ship and ‘let his explosives be your explosives’. But it will be at least another five years – possibly ten – before the weapon is ready to be used on
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POPSFlying Too Slowly When I first heard about airspeeds, I believed the investigators and Airbus personnel were discussing too high an airspeed for penetrating bad weather. Above the Design Maneuvering Speed, but stalling? I heard about a phenomenon called a 'high speed' stall. This involved Learjets or some similar corporate jet at high altitudes. Anyone know about this?
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POPSBomb Theory Remains Alive As always, the bomb theory is always on the back of everyone's minds, whether we admit to it or not. Satellite data has already shown that storms were sending 100mph winds straight into the Airbus's path at that time. Ten minutes later, the plane sent a burst of automatic messages, indicating the autopilot had disengaged, the flight-control computer system had been switched to alternative-power and controls needed to keep the plane stable had been damaged. Three minutes later, automatic messages warned that two other fundamental systems that monitor air speed, altitude and direction had failed. Then came a cascade of electrical failures in systems that control the main flight computer and wing spoilers. The last message came at 11.14pm, indicating loss of air pressure and electrical failure. The newspaper said this could mean sudden depressurisation, or that the plane was already falling into the ocean. http://lakotahope.blogspot.com
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POPSComedienne Explains Jail Escape by Two Convicted Killers How bloody inconsiderate of them taking the car so that dogs couldn't sniff them out ( as in the old movies, I suppose she means). Why can't helicopters be used to follow the car, or whatever. Horses may look a little silly chasing a 100mph car.
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POPSbugatti accident The world's most expensive and fastest street-legal car, worth £840,000, may have to written off after a 100mph crash.
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