Tag: Failures

In 2013, France returned to Mali to help quash out rebellions from the northern parts of the country. However, in August 2020, the widespread protests about President Keita culminated into a violent coup. A second coup followed in the following year and cemented the Malian army’s control of th...

But here’s where it gets wild. Engineers looked back to WWII rockets for inspiration, adding baffles to the engine’s guts to tame the fire. And for the cherry on top? They literally blew it up — on purpose, with a bomb inside, to test if it could handle the worst. Sounds crazy, rig...