It seems Scotland's Chapter 8 chevrons permit a delicious local variation...

Someone at the BBC is about to realise they've mistranslated 10cwt and 20cwt as 10 tonne and 20 tonne - these are ~450kg and ~900kg bombs! Still, that's about one and a half tonnes of actual explosive to deal with in a dense urban area.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #cologne

Comparisons will inevitably be made with the collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore last year. If you're wondering why the Brooklyn Bridge seems to have gotten off lightly, structurally this is like being clipped by a car's wing mirror instead of directly hit by a bus.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

The fantastic cartographer @MtnMapper made this physical map of the North Pole region available for free. Source: shadedrelief.com/arctic

You know a machine is fun when it gets its own lab and a big interlocked cage. Testing this week at @sheffunieng.bsky.social's Thermomechanical Compression (TMC) facility: 500kN at up to 1200C!

This is a great study on the history and techniques of Hong Kong’s bamboo scaffolding. multimedia.scmp.com/infographics...

Via things magazine

Shout out to @sky-follower-bridge.dev, I've just filled my timeline with lots of the best people from the other place with a few clicks. 🤩

Hi, I'm Andrew. I research blast loading and dynamic material behaviour, enabling the development of effective systems to protect lives and infrastructure. (I blow stuff up to stop stuff blowing up.) 💥

How do you dispose of a huge WW2 bomb in the middle of a town while keeping everyone safe? Sand!
The discovery of a 250kg bomb in #GreatYarmouth provided a great example of how the Army responds to these threats. 🧵