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Glasgow Science Centre www.glasgowsciencecentre.org The Science Centre is the Irn Cru's place of work. Cycles Maximus www.cyclesmaximus.com Maximus' expert Mike Bretton's business, based in Bath. It makes and supplies rickshaws. |
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617 Squadron — The Dambusters www.dambusters.org.uk Homepage of the 617 Squadron with images and maps, information on the aircraft and crew, diaries, links and more. Acorn www.acorntraps.co.uk Suffolk-based company that produces a range of target launchers covering a vast range of disciplines. Barnes Wallis — Genius of our Time www.barneswallistrust.org Barnes Wallis was at the forefront of aviation progress during virtually the whole of his working life and was the inventor of the bouncing bomb. The Bouncing Bomb www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2001/moorcraft/ The%20Bouncing%20Bomb.htm A straightforward description of the bouncing bomb with diagrams. The Kinetics of Explosions and the Ideal Gas Law www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2001/moorcraft/Kinetics.htm A simple explanation of what happens during an explosion. The Magnus Effect www.geocities.com/k_achutarao/MAGNUS/magnus.html Explains the Magnus or Robin's Effect with diagrams. Also has links to other useful sites. Skylaunch II Glider Winches www.skylaunchuk.com Irn Cru's expert, Mike Groves' business, manufacturing equipment for sailplane, gliding and soaring. Who Were the Dam Busters? http://simscience.org/cracks/dambusters.html This site looks at the invention of the spinning cylindrical bomb and how it was used in the Second World War to bomb the German dams. The site also has clips from the famous film. |
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