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How Blast-resistant Clothing Works
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Your most rugged pair of blue jeans can't hold a candle to the cutting-edge blast-resistant clothing and technology. Sure, these fabrics are tough, but can they diffuse bomb blasts?
How Blimps Work
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Blimps combine the simple buoyancy of a hot air balloon with the technology of an airplane. Learn all about these lighter-than-air vehicles.
How Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Works
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Bloodstain pattern analysis is one method crime-scene investigators use to get the scene to tell a story. How and why does bloodstain pattern analysis work?
How Body Armor Works
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Look at hard body armor and other modern armor technologies to see how they can stop bullets.
How Body Dysmorphic Disorder Works
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Body dysmorphic disorder causes some people to obsess about their looks. Learn why body dysmorphic disorder affects your perceived appearance.
How Body Farms Work
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Imagine walking through a field and stumbling upon scads of corpses, all in various states of decomposition. It's not the setting for your next nightmare, but rather a very real discipline of forensic anthropology.
How Bomb-sniffing Dogs Work
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You probably have no idea what explosives smell like. But dogs can be trained to detect that distinctive smell, even if it's just wafting through the air.
How Bombs Work
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Bombs come in many different shapes and sizes, from small like a grenade to huge like a thermonuclear warhead. Check out what the inside of a bomb looks like.
How Bradley Fighting Vehicles Work
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The U.S. military uses the Bradley Fighting Vehicle to scout enemy positions and transport troops into hostile territory. With land and sea capabilities, as well as speed and heavy-duty weapons, it's well-outfitted for the job. Learn all about the Bradley and check out some great action photos.
How Brain Death Works
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Whether brain death is a result of cardiac arrest and lack of oxygen to the brain, or of a gunshot wound to the head, the diagnosis is the same. Learn what the term "brain dead" actually means.