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  1. Exploding gas station - video

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  2. 3D-printed right-only pointing arrow illusion - GIF

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  3. Unusual hand-cranked water well lift - GIF

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  4. Pedal-powered Japanese roller coaster - GIF

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  5. Moving a one-million-pound wall - GIF

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  6. Rail-riding roto dump truck - video

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  7. Ejection seat testing - GIF

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  8. Buster Keaton railroad crossing stunt - GIF

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  9. Tape measure sliding door mechanism - GIF

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  10. Giant first order Fresnel lighthouse lens - photos

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  11. Fishing for piranhas - GIF

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  12. Homemade dowel plate - video

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  13. Homemade adjustable tubing and pipe bender - video

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  14. Swimming pool repair water storage bag - photo

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  15. Immersive motion racing simulator - GIF

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  16. Forged C-clamp - video

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  17. Coal miner poma lift - GIF

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  18. Turning a corner while hauling a wind turbine blade - GIF

    Started by Jon, Aug 16, 2019 05:46 PM
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  19. Making a bamboo chair - GIF

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  20. Vintage vibrating reed tachometer - GIF

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