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Sniper Rifle & Ka-Bar Knife

The SNIPER RIFLE: In 2009 in Afghanistan a British soldier aimed his AW338 Accuracy International rifle and hit a target from 2.4 kilometers away. It took 3 seconds to travel the length of 20 city blocks and was the longest confirmed sniper kill in recorded history. It only takes 48 hours to turn a block of metal into the most accurate weapon on earth: In a warzone, police stand off, or hostage taking, the sniper is often the only solution to a bad situation. And, if a target is caught in the crosshairs - he’ll never know what hit him. The ZEPPELIN: When a series of aluminum struts are joined together, they’ll make up the shell of an airship that’s never been seen in the sky before. This is the first of its kind, a 21st Century take on the Zeppelin airship that has been part of flying tradition since the 1900’s. If this scale model gets off the ground, it will give the company the real world results it needs to take production to the next level—a fleet of “lighter-than-air” air craft that will be able to land anywhere on earth, and unload enough military force to protect a city. Or enough humanitarian aid to feed one. The KA-BAR KNIFE: The Ka-Bar fighting and utility knife first saw action in 1942 when it was issued to the US Marine Corps during World War 2. Originally intended for hand-to-hand combat and basic needs, soldiers soon found that they were using the knife to defuse land mines, dig foxholes, as bayonets on rifles, and to open ammunition containers. The knife is made up of a leather-crafted handle and a razor sharp blade of tempered steel. For 70 years, it’s been a favourite combat and utility weapon for service men and women. The DRAGON EGGS: These colourful plastic eggs may look harmless – but they’re actually little time bombs that can set a forest floor ablaze in under a minute. Dragon Eggs are mini-missiles that are launched from a gas-powered cannon. Each egg is fuelled with crystals of a chemical that on its own

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  • Originally Aired September 11, 2015
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Network History Canada
  • Created April 2, 2019 by
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  • Modified January 14, 2022 by
    jonathanwash