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The video below was shot with a Phantom HD high-speed camera at 1000 fps. Disregard the actors (who look like they came from the Deliverance set) and the crappy soundtrack - this is one seriously kickass video! You can see more high-speed Phantom videos over at Vision Research.
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Flamethrower vs fire extinguisherThe video below was shot with a Phantom HD high-speed camera at 1000 fps. Disregard the actors (who look like they came from the Deliverance set) and the crappy soundtrack ... Tuesday, 31 August 2010 |
Hello Kitty recruiting ad Fortunately the US Navy doesn't seem to have much trouble attracting new recruits eager to sail off to far away places, meet new people and kill them. Not so for ... Friday, 27 August 2010 |
Goodbye Lou.Glad to see the Braves beat the Cubs, but 16-5 was a mighty thorough ass whooping. I guess the Cubbies didn't feel the need to win one last one for Lou. ... Monday, 23 August 2010 |
It's a sad dayOn the one hand it sure is great that my knee is doing better and I'll probably be back to work pretty soon. On the other hand, I have to go ... Monday, 23 August 2010 |
Spiderman catch!Fall is right around the corner, and the Doofergods are starting to get getting excited about the hometown Braves' chances in the postseason. While the video below has little to ... Monday, 23 August 2010 |
WTFOSo the Braves have this fantastic home winning streak going. The Day arrives that I have tix for the game and guess what? Derek Lowe stunk up the place, Farnsworth ... Thursday, 19 August 2010 |
WSO's revenge No idea were this was taken, but it appears legit...wonder how the debrief w... Thursday, 19 August 2010 |
Not everyone can be 'Maverick' Proving that there still is hope for today's fighter pilots in Obama's kinder and friendlier military, the boys of VFA-136, NAS Oceana, are facing a potential lawsuit for "workplace harassment." ... Saturday, 14 August 2010 |
El Rey de Douchebags...... well..... at least forEl Rey de Douchebags.... Another Ballerina loses ... Monday, 9 August 2010 |
New York Sprinkler conspiracy!!!!!!!!!Big Sprinkler and Bloomberg have secret plan to keep water wet,.................... in NYC ponds!!!!!!!! You have been ... Monday, 9 August 2010 |
The end of the world as we know it? Saber Qashor, a 30 yr. old Palestinian man, was recently sentenced to 18 months in an Israeli hoosegow. His crime? "Rape by deception", or lying through his teeth to some ... Thursday, 29 July 2010 |
3D wars heating up! 3D entertainment technology has made leaps and bounds over the last few years, and the new wave of products represent a giant stride forward in the quest for a functioning ... Friday, 23 July 2010 |
Welcome to Outsourcing, Gentlemen! The Air Force recently announced plans to swap out manned fighter aircraft in Iraq with its newest fighter pilot replacement, the MQ-9 Reaper from the 42nd Attack Squadron based at ... Monday, 4 August 2008 |
Oh, Canada My experience with the Canadian military was never anything but positive. Like the Brits and the Yanks, Canadians are always up for a good fight especially if it involves taking ... Sunday, 29 March 2009 |
How about this guy?Saturday, 5 January 2008 |
Georgian UAV films its own death{youtube}dNpABtIKERg{/youtube}This clip shows a Russian Mig-29 splashing an unarmed Georgian UAV on April 21, 2008. IMHO, if the pilot had any balls, he would have gunned it rather than wasting ... Monday, 21 April 2008 |
A hard loss to take Robert F. Furchgott achieved much in his career as a biochemist, climaxing in the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1998. In 1978 Furchgott discoved a substance in endothelial cells that relaxes ... Saturday, 23 May 2009 |
Another disturbing trend If the idea of a guys taking out a personal ad for a 'bromance' makes your stomach churn, check out these little news bits that offer more evidence that the 'demanlification' of ... Friday, 18 September 2009 |
Not So Smart I've never been all that impressed with the Ivy League schools, and having spent 4 years at one I can honestly say that the best thing I learned there was how ... Wednesday, 7 January 2009 |
Bad pilot kills 50 From Times Online May 11, 2009Buffalo plane crash captain 'failed flight tests' The captain of the US commuter plane that crashed into a house in Buffalo, New York, in February, had ... Sunday, 10 May 2009 |
Political Science for DummiesDEMOCRAT You have two cows.Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. You push for higher taxes so the government can provide cows for everyone. REPUBLICAN You have two cows. Your ... Friday, 27 February 2009 |
Goodbye Lou.Glad to see the Braves beat the Cubs, but 16-5 was a mighty thorough ass whooping. I guess the Cubbies didn't feel the need to win one last one for Lou. ... Monday, 23 August 2010 |
"We we will close this city down"Sunday, 27 April 2008 |
What did we do when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbo Granted there's an awful lot of politicians out there who possess the intellect of a sack of wet mice, but Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) is well on her way t... Saturday, 17 July 2010 |
USAF Douchebag of the Year.jpg) "As an F-15 pilot, Capt. Dustin Ripley is a powerful and intimidating foe in the skies. But if you play with his hair, he'll "turn into a puddle." Capt. Ripley n... Thursday, 1 May 2008 |
When waterboarding was child's play I am admittedly late to Werner Herzog's party for the release of his Dieter Dengler documentary which premiered in 1979, but, oh, what a story. Shot down over Laos in ... Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
Inflation Hits Home this Halloween I wanted to find something different to wear this Halloween, and set my sights on finding a costume that would bring a smile to my kids' faces. The Gorn was ... Thursday, 2 October 2008 |
1st TryMy 5th "First" try to post a video to The Doofer Book... (I'm not a smart man). This video reminded me of my first assignment in USAFE. when Nina was ... Sunday, 1 March 2009 |
The Mitchell ReportThe whining coming from the NYC talk stations is that the Red Sox were favored due to Mitchell's involvement with Boston, and that the report will is biased against the ... Wednesday, 12 December 2007 |
How To Get Your Ass KickedWednesday, 9 January 2008 |
AF History, 27 October 27 Oct 1962, Cuban Missile Crisis/First Air Force Cross. Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr., flying a U-2 reconnaissance mission over Cuba, was shot down by an SA-2. Anderson died when shrapnel ... Sunday, 26 October 2008 |
Kim Jong-il Dead? According to a new book by a Japanese professor who specializes in Korean affairs, one of the fearless leaders of the Axis of Evil died of diabetes-related complications back i... Sunday, 7 September 2008 |
The Girls of Ryanair! I don't know about you, but these don't look like the skyhags at my a... Monday, 10 November 2008 |
One shit-hot guy! Rock made the call early on in an email he sent out this afternoon:"Want to bet USAir had at least one fighter pilot at work today?"Kudos to Captain Chesley B. ... Thursday, 15 January 2009 |
The Perfect DayOldie, but still a goodie...The Perfect Day for a woman:08:15 Wake up to hugs and kisses08:30 Weigh in 5 lbs lighter than yesterday08:45 Breakfast in bed, freshly squeezed orange juice ... Friday, 30 November 2007 |
Polar Bears and 'Global Warming' Pt. 2Last February we reported on a TV commercial featuring amateurish CGI animals choosing to do themselves in rather than face life on a planet Earth rapidly morphing into Thunderdome - ... Tuesday, 24 November 2009 |
