Template:Did you know nominations/Silvermere
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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 02:56, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
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Silvermere[edit]
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that the bouncing bomb was tested at Silvermere (pictured)?
- Reviewed: Andrew II of Hungary
Created by Andrew Davidson (talk). Self nominated at 13:54, 26 March 2015 (UTC).
Article is new enough and long enough, written in a neutral tone and each paragraph is referenced (to offline sources). The pic is suitably licenced. I am worried about the hook as the bouncing bomb wasn't actually tested at Silvermere (it was done at Elan Valley Reservoirs and Chesil Beach), although one stage in the process may have been. Our article on Barnes Wallis says "Wallis began experimenting with skipping marbles over water tanks in his garden". This source may be helpful but I think the hook needs to be more carefully worded perhaps using "concept" or "theory".— Rod talk 12:00, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review. The sources cited indicate that there were two sets of tests at Silvermere: Wallis testing the skipping behaviour of different shapes in 1942 and Edwards testing the spinning and release mechanism in 1943. The URL above says "catapult experiments at Silvermere Lake near Weybridge. ... More experiments at Silvermere Lake". Let's try the word experiment rather than test. Andrew D. (talk) 12:44, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
- ALT1 ... that bouncing bomb experiments were done at Silvermere (pictured)?
