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  • #1

    Dambuster skipping bomb

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  • #2
    That... was awesome.

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    • #3
      Mythbusters would have done better

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      • #4
        Nice!
        "Self-government won't work without self-discipline." - Paul Harvey

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        • #5
          That video was the bomb!

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          • #6
            No mushroom cloud....boring. I want my money back.

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            • #7
              Semi impressed. What happens when it skips OVER the dam?
              Fuck you. We're going to Costco.

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              • #8
                Some people would pay to ride that wave

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                • #9
                  I'm impressed. Any additional story behind this?

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                  • #10
                    And then the plane landed...

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Jose View Post
                      I'm impressed. Any additional story behind this?
                      Its a WWII thing.

                      The Incredible Story Of The Dambusters Raid
                      https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-incredible-story-of-the-dambusters-raid
                      On the night of 16-17 May 1943, Wing Commander Guy Gibson led 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force on an audacious bombing raid to destroy three dams in the Ruhr valley, the industrial heartland of Germany. The mission was codenamed Operation 'Chastise'.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Strychnine View Post
                        Its a WWII thing.

                        https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-i...ambusters-raid
                        I was aware of that and seen the movie. I was more curious about the testing. Was there any more to the video?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Jose View Post
                          I was aware of that and seen the movie. I was more curious about the testing. Was there any more to the video?
                          nope

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                          • #14
                            Clip is from a PBS Nova episode..
                            https://youtu.be/A_RMi2Bn5dI

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Jose View Post
                              I was aware of that and seen the movie. I was more curious about the testing. Was there any more to the video?
                              There's no need to blow up about the situation....

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