A new limited run of vintage Colt Model 1911 'Black Army' pistols were designed to invoke the World War I heritage of the M1911's original blackened finish that Colt used in lieu of the standard ...

The accident is altogether unprecedented; nothing like it could have happened to a manufactory of common black gunpowder ... specific gravity of ordinary gun-powder; or, in other words, for ...

Before the matchlock, guns were fired by holding a burning wick to a "touch hole" in the barrel igniting the powder inside. A shooter uses one hand for firing, and a prop to steady the gun.The ...

Combine this with powdered sugar and you’ve got gun powder. Don’t believe that it works? You can see the fiery goodness in the clip after the break. Flammable and explosive materials are ...

The rising sun sent shards of orange, violet, and red pastel light across the eastern sky on a morning muzzleloader deer hunt in the Sandhills of Nebraska. A big buck, his nose to the ground, was ...

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Black holes are points in space that are so dense they create deep gravity sinks. Beyond a certain region, not even light can escape the powerful tug of a black hole's gravity. And anything that v ...

Vintage charts summarize the quality and character of wines from a particular region for each individual vintage—the year in which the grapes were grown and harvested. Based on ratings of a wide range ...

Cocoa powder can range from light tan to jet black with varying pH levels that affect how it interacts with other ingredients. Natural or non-alkalized cocoa powder is the most commonly used type.

Five-spice powder is available from Chinese grocers, and is becoming more widely available in supermarkets too. A good blend should be fragrant and spicy but also slightly sweet.

You can make your own baking powder by combining 15ml/1tbsp bicarbonate of soda with 30ml/2tbsp cream of tartar. Measure carefully as too much or too little can upset a recipe’s balance.