the rounds are stacked inside the barrel, and are fired by an electrical system instead of a firing pin. go wikipedia metal storm, it's actually kind of brilliant. tough to reload, though.

Yeah, either the study is nonsense, or the Telegraph article is. Probably the latter.

It's easy, just flick 'em in the crotch. If they fall over in agony, they're not a woman. If they grin sort of unsettlingly and move in for the kill, you're in for a serious mansplanation.

You forgot shorter. With less reach. Not as important in foil or saber, maybe, but it's the kiss of death in epee.

Yeah, I bike everywhere in NYC and I hate the bike lanes, mostly because they're impossible to rely upon and all too frequently have municipal vehicles (like cop cars) parked in them. They're fine when they work but all too often they don't, and the bike traffic is rarely significant enough that it warrants taking a…

Hm, where's the bill to prevent federal funding being used to train soldiers to use guns? If you're pro-life, be pro-life, knaamean?

I have a dear friend with a brain injury who has been following the same general treatment path as Rep. Giffords (car accident, not bullet). This particular surgery is a major milestone since it means that all the major physical trauma has been dealt with and the swelling in her brain has gone down. My friend got…

Ironically, many young women become dramatically better students after having a kid. Those who do elect to finish high school should definitely be provided with the resources to do so.

In my experience as a high school teacher, boys also seem to be more confident about not needing to do homework, 'because they already get the material', which they don't. Confidence is all very well and good, but self-confidence is even better; believing that you can eventually figure stuff out that you don't know,…

definitely going to try this when i go to med school next year!

Juliet totally used that 'group date' trick on me once. It works!

From now on, I'm just going to assume that every 800 number is a phone sex line, and act accordingly.

So she's interested in what is in the newspaper, answers simple questions correctly, and is capable of discerning when she is not being told the whole truth? It still sounds like she's operating at a higher level than most of Congress, frankly.

oh don't be a boner. there are tons of drugs in science fiction, also tons of medicine. readers of this site are interested in the effects of science on culture, and this certainly counts.

Cash, the big deal is that a link between sonar and whale freakouts has long been hypothesized but never proven until now. Frequently science spends a lot of time and effort only to produce 'common-sense' results. Sometimes they hit pay dirt, though, so it's always worth checking.

well, i know what my halloween costume this year will be!

The world desperately needs more MILFs in uniform.

I saw the asian dude in the black jumpsuit showing this contraption off on the floor yesterday for some Far East media. He's probably had a lot more practice with it. I remember thinking 'Why is that guy prancing around in that silly get-up?' I couldn't figure out what it supposed to be for.