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That was my reaction as well. That's the point where I decided to stop wasting my time with the article, which is a real pity given that it's the second sentence.

I used to respect Popular Mechanics as the more technical and less overtly pro–military-industrial–complex cousin of Popular Science, but evidently they've fallen victim to the dumbing down of science too - not to mention the sensationalism, as evidenced by the headline.