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  2. Stone mill grinding corn - GIF

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  5. Container ship ablaze off the coast of Sri Lanka - GIF

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  6. Flushing a fire hydrant - GIF

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  7. Making artificial reed - GIF

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  8. Automatic vertical edge clamp - video

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  9. Cordless pneumatic nail gun - GIF

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  10. Making a copper teapot - GIF

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  11. Water fountain with leak detection dye - GIF

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  12. Crankshaft journal polisher - GIF

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  14. Newton's first law of motion demonstrated - GIF

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  16. Concrete crack gauge - photo

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