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  1. Small hammer from crescent wrench handle - video

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  5. Building the Statue of Liberty - photo

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  7. Automatic injection molding machine - videos

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  8. Carving knives from saw blades - video

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  10. Ancient Egyptian tools - photo

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  11. Transporting new rail down the line - GIF

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  12. NIST-4 Kibble balance - photo

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  13. Safetimeter stop time meter - photo

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  17. 1945 atom bomb containment vessel - photos

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