Normalcy Bias – Don’t Stick Your Head in the Sand

Complacency can get you killed. That’s sort of what normalcy bias boils down to, at least for the purposes of our discussion here. An article from Yale School of Medicine defines normalcy bias like this: “The normalcy bias describes our tendency to underestimate the possibility of disaster an...

By Jim Cobb

Karl-Gerät Mortar: Germany’s Tracked Giant

In the mid-1930s, Adolph Hitler cast his eye towards France and dreamed of revenge for the outcome of World War One. Standing in his way was the French Maginot Line, a collection of massive concrete strongpoints, casemates, armored turrets, and observation posts. Among the barbed wire, mine field...

By Tom Laemlein

Class and Performance Combine with the Swiss Tool Spirit MX

The question is, can a multitool be both a hardcore performer and an aesthetically elegant tool that exudes top-tier class? The answer to this comes in the form of the Victorinox Swiss Tool Spirit MX. This new-on-the-scene multitool offers a full two dozen tools encased within its vibrantly strik...

By Michael D'Angona

Making the Case for EDC Fixed Blades

Back in December 2024, I posted on Facebook about pocket-carry fixed blades. I predicted their popularity was going to explode in 2025. It was based on nothing more than gut instinct. It was interesting that the comments on that thread were very polarizing. People either loved small fixed blade k...

By Jim Cobb
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