Nails On A Chalkboard

The very mention of nails scraping across a chalkboard can be enough to cause us to cringe. Few noises send shivers so deep. If channeled correctly, this noise has the potential to become a great military weapon, or at least to keep unruly children in line by an exasperated mother. Either way, this noise is one of nightmares. In fact, as I’ve been…

The Note Inside A Bullet

Elmer Bendiner was a WW2 B-17 navigator. In the thick of the war against the Nazis, one of the most incredible stories unfolded. Bendiner explains: “Our B-17 (The Tondelayo) was barraged by flak from Nazi antiaircraft guns. That was not unusual, but on this particular occasion, our gas tanks were hit. Later, as I reflected on the miracle of a twenty-millimeter shell…