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5,000 pounds of thrust and a 50-inch engine: The radial engine that saved the Canberra

The Canberra project faced an "absolute nightmare" in 1947 when its intended AJ.65 axial flow engine failed on the test bench, suffering surging and compressor stalls. To save the program, Petter ...
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Octopuses change color in milliseconds, even though they’re colorblind

Octopuses can flip from mottled rock to smooth sand in less time than it takes a human to blink, yet their eyes carry only a ...