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How Hydraulic Hybrids Work
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The hydraulic hybrid is one potential solution for rising oil prices. Learn how a hydraulic hybrid differs from a gas-electric hybrid.
How Liquid Body Armor Works
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One of the newest types of body armor is both flexible and lightweight. Learn whyliquid body armor has the potential to be a good replacement for or supplement to bulkier vests.
How Self-regenerating Tire Tread Works
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Self-regenerating tire tread allows big rigs to go 30 percent farther on their tires. But will self-regenerating tire tread soon be found on your car too?
10 Towing Tips
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These 10 towing tips will help make your next towing experience go a lot more smoothly. Check out these 10 towing tips at HowStuffWorks.
Can You Correctly ID These Common Pieces of Construction Equipment?
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Can you differentiate between a Phillips screwdriver and a flathead? Do you know what a crawler-loader is? If so, this is the quiz for you! Test your knowledge of all different types of construction site equipment with this ultimate challenge!
Can You Identify These Military Weapons From WWII?
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Get technical with the arms for this military quiz. We show you images of World War II weaponry that you get to ID. Celebrate your knowledge of lethal contraptions produced during the war that bested all other wars before it. Your Second World War ordnance knowledge is needed now!
Emergency Vehicles: Can You Identify More Than 30?
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We all know about fire trucks, police cars and ambulances, but what about the other emergency vehicles? Put your wits to the test and see if you can name more than 30 of these emergency vehicles.
How do you sharpen a knife with sandpaper?
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Some people prefer to sharpen a knife by moving the blade in circles against sandpaper, while others keep the blade at an angle. Learn how to sharpen a knife with sandpaper from this article.
Why do some dump trucks have extra moveable axles?
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I see many dump trucks with wheels on two rear axles on the ground and a third axle with elevated wheels that can be lowered. These seem to be used when the truck is full -- but why include what must be expensive hardware to raise and lower the wheels? Why not just keep them down at all times?
How Truck Brakes Work
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Truck brakes have to be big and powerful to stop the truck and its payload. Learn all about truck brakes at HowStuffWorks.