Articles by adam.ewing

On February 20, 2021, United Airlines flight 328 made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff from Denver due to an engine failure. Flight 328 was 4 minutes into its flight to Honolulu when the right engine failed and caught fire. 20 minutes later, the pilots successfully landed the plane back at Denver International Airport without any injuries or deaths. Debris from the failure covered a radius of at least a mile, damaging structures and vehicles on the ground but miraculously avoided...

Who doesn’t love a good French fry? There are hundreds of restaurants to choose from, but not all French fries are created equal. After a thorough (and tasty) analysis, we have compiled a list of our favorite Fast-Food fries. Navigate through using the NEXT button below.

Once a year, people from all over the world gather at Cooper’s Hill in Gloucester, England for the annual cheese rolling competition. The sport involves a 200 yard hill, trained athletes, and rounds of Double Gloucester cheese rolling at speeds up to 70mph. The goal is relatively simple: catch the cheese. The event starts by sending a 7-9 pound roll of cheese down the hill. After the cheese has a one second head start, competitors chase the cheese. The first person to catch the cheese, or...

Very few NFL quarterbacks have the opportunity to compete in a Super Bowl, and even fewer actually win one. From that select group of Super Bowl winners, an even smaller group of QB’s have won multiple. We compiled a list of these QB’s and ranked them from fewest wins to most. Please navigate through using the NEXT button at the bottom of each page.

Reaching speeds of over 2400mph (Mach 3.2), the SR-71 “Blackbird” has cemented itself in history as the fastest plane in the world. It was so purpose built that the plane actually leaked fluid when it wasn’t flying, as the connections and hoses were designed to perform in high heat/high stress applications where they would expand and seal. The USAF could reportedly only fly each plane once per week since maintenance and repairs after each flight were so extensive. Even with these...

We’ve all been locked up for a long time. We don’t go out like we used to, we don’t travel like we used to, we don’t do much of anything like we used to. All this extra time at home has created an opening for some new snack foods in your mundane life. You’re tired of the same quick bites that you’ve liked your whole life and you need a change. We’re here to help. No cooking, no peeling, no prep work, these are all foods you can eat as soon as you walk out of the store. Grab a package of any...

Being an astronaut is enough to make most men jealous in itself, but Jonathan “Jonny” Kim has an even longer list of accolades that would make any man feel inadequate. In addition to his Astronaut status, Kim is also a Harvard trained Doctor of Medicine and a US Navy SEAL with 2 deployments and over 100 combat missions. He was appointed in December of 2020 to the Artemis program led by NASA with the goal of putting humans back on the moon by 2024. If all of that wasn’t enough, he’s also...

Bitcoin has recently surged to record highs, reaching values of over $40,000 USD per coin earlier in January. Unfortunately for Stefan Thomas, a programmer based in San Francisco, these price jumps have caused nothing but suffering. Thomas owns an IronKey hard drive with 7,002 bitcoin, or ~$280,000,000 at a price of $40,000 per bitcoin. IronKey allows owners 10 chances to enter the correct password before permanently locking down and encrypting the contents. For Thomas, this would mean...

We all have our favorite high-end spirits but sometimes you don’t need something expensive, you just want a drink. Or, maybe you’re going to an event hosted by someone you don’t know well and aren’t prepared to drop a day’s pay for a host gift. Enter the good whiskey, good price decision. We’ve gathered some top selections for your consideration in the four major whiskey categories : Scotch, Irish, Bourbon and Canadian. Yes, there are other types and there’s also the discussion about the...

On the morning of April 26, 1986, Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded. During what was supposed to be routine testing and maintenance, operators made a series of errors that resulted in a massive explosion. At least 5 percent of the radioactive material from the core was pushed out into the atmosphere, distributing radiation for hundreds of miles and endangering the lives of thousands of people. The initial fires were extinguished within a few hours and nearby cities were...

Gas and electric griddles have started to increase in popularity as a fun, affordable addition to standard backyard grilling equipment. These griddles can offer over 700 square inches of cooking space, making them the perfect accessory to cook large meals for family and friends. We put together a list of 10 quick and easy foods to make the most of your griddle. Please navigate through using the NEXT button at the bottom of each page.