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Part Two’s Sandworm Thumpers Retrieved? Here’s A… Crappy Theory

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The ecology of Arrakis is bizarre. It’s a desert planet that plays host to sparse flora and fauna, and in Frank Herbert’s original novel, Arrakis is described as hosting “saguaro, burro bush, date palm, sand verbena, evening primrose, barrel cactus, incense bush, smoke tree, creosote bush […] kit fox, desert hawk, [and] kangaroo mouse.” The sandworms, … Read more

Tank battles in Ukraine are putting several generations of ‘crappy Russian armored vehicles’ and their flaws on display

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Destroyed Russian tanks on display in Kyiv in August.Yevhenii Zavhorodnii/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Thousands of tanks have been destroyed in Ukraine since Russia attacked last year. Most of the tanks each side is using were designed and built during the Cold War. Many of the vulnerabilities revealed in those tanks’ decades of service … Read more