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  1. 1909 oil engine - video

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  2. Dassault Falcon 50 with spiroid winglets - photo

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  3. Traditional Japanese house joinery - GIF and video

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  4. Casting an aluminum slingshot - video

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  5. Douglas TBD Devastator failed carrier landing - GIF

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  6. Train side-tipping wagons - GIF

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  7. Ice drift crashes into riverfront in Russia - GIF

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  8. Schmidt offset coupling - GIFs

    Started by Altair, Jul 22, 2021 08:14 AM
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  9. Toroidal coil winding machine - GIF

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  10. CNC machining Inconel - GIF

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  11. Forklift torque multiplier - GIF

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  12. Spherical flexure joint - GIF and video

    Started by Altair, Jul 24, 2021 03:42 PM
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  13. Barbecue grill from fire extinguisher - video

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  14. Sea Dart missile launcher mechanism - GIF

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  15. Highball anti-ship bouncing bomb - GIF

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  16. AS350 helicopter rotor animation - GIF

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  17. Cessna Scorpion ejection seat test - GIF

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  18. Dowel making jig - video

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  19. Tire bead breaker - video

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