I stumbled upon this interesting video from Latvia that illustrates just how long a well-prepared buried cache can remain intact: WW2 Unbelievable airtight container find.
My favorite item was the explosive lump of fake coal. (Designed to blow up steam locomotives.) Cool. As Slim Pickens would say: “Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas, with all that stuff!” – JWR
o o o
Hobby Lobby dared to push back on Obamacare, and Obama will make them pay: Feds Investigate Hobby Lobby Boss for Illicit Artifacts. Sent in by T.P.
o o o
We normally don’t say much about zombies on this blog, but The Rutherford Institute has a compelling article about the current state of affairs: Fear of the Walking Dead: The American Police State Takes Aim. Sent in by reader B.B.
o o o
B.B. also sent in the link to this NBC News article on getting rid of the ubiquitus plastic bank card: No Bank Card Required: Citigroup Testing Eye-Scanning ATM
o o o
From Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor At Large: Documentary Proves Sword Fights Look Nothing Like Hollywood I’ve seen some of the manuscripts. The European arts were every bit as evolved and complex as the Asian arts. Do you know why they largely went away? Gunpowder. It equalizes all that strength and agility down to reflex and action.
o o o
Frank (of Frank and Fern) sent in this Zero Hedge link on Missing Refugees in Germany. Sound familiar? How many ‘refugees’ or illegal alien criminals are wandering around in our country?