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This time, more U.S. weapons have a "fire-and-forget" capability that uses Global Positioning System satellites to guide them to their targets. That lets U.S. pilots head for home as soon as they release their payloads. A more sensitive fuse on some weapons--using an accelerometer that measures the weapon's speed--actually "counts" floors and explodes only after it has reached the pre-selected level...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are The Smart Bombs Really Smarter Now? | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

...foot on a rug. Said safety-board officer Peter Goelz: "We had no idea how little energy it took to cause an explosion." Hall remarked, "I for one don't see how every ignition source can ever be eliminated." The obvious conclusion: instead of trying to snuff every minuscule fuse, designers should disarm the fuel-tank bomb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TINIEST TERRORS | 12/22/1997 | See Source »

...slurred rap, chanting and Jamaican patois, supported by R.-and-B. backup singers. His songs are often built around samples; Original Man draws liberally from the bass groove of Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side. Capleton's talent lies in his ability to fuse gangsta-rap energy with socially conscious lyrics: the album's premier track, It Hurts My Heart, explodes with vitality and purpose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: THE ROAR OF NEW REGGAE | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

...delights. Why the delay, Dartboard asks? If the machine is here, let's crank it up ASAP. But the FroYo gods evidently did not consult with Hephaestus and his team of electricity gods before smiling on Lowellians. Circuitry in the dining hall requires some reworking lest Harvardians blow a fuse or two while mixing strawberry and cappuccino...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LOHO NEEDS FROYO | 10/3/1997 | See Source »

...fire was caused by a "blown fuse in a nearby building," according to Sharmila Sohoni '98, CityStep's private- and corporate-donations producer...

Author: By Jason T. Benowitz, | Title: CityStep Performance Delayed By Fire Alarm | 4/14/1997 | See Source »

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