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How Traffic Works
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Traffic can cause us to spend up to two weeks in our car each year. Learn about traffic and find out which cities have the worst traffic in the world.
How Laser Levels Work
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Laser levels will help you to hang your pictures all in a line. Learn how laser levels work and how to use a laser level to hang pictures.
More Proof Neanderthals Weren't Stupid: They Made Their Own String
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We make a big deal about modern humans being smarter than Neanderthals, but, really, are we?
Understanding Hurricane Category 3 - What It Means and How It Impacts Us
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Discover the impact of a Category 3 hurricane. Explore its characteristics and effects. Understand the force of a Category 3 hurricane today.
Why the Trucking Industry Actually Supports Higher Fuel Taxes
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Trucking organizations have called for an increase in fuel taxes. HowStuffWorks explains that counterintuitive stance.
How F/A-18s Work
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F/A-18s are now the go-to jet for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The reason? They're plenty fast, they can carry a dizzying array of bombs and missiles, they have amazing onboard electronics and they can be reconfigured to accomplish a range of missions. Check out these amazing military machines.
Recycled Plastic Waste Creates Roads
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Plastic waste can be recycled as a road-building and repair material. HowStuffWorks looks at the process.
How Much do you Know About the Age of Steam?
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From the Industrial Revolution to today's distribution of electricity using steam turbines, the use of steam revolutionized the world. How much do you know about steam power?
10 Reasons Why Bridges Collapse
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You may see most bridges as those things you cross on your way to somewhere else, but where would you be if one collapsed? We've figured out 10 reasons why the worst happens.
How do you build an underwater tunnel?
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Underwater tunnels are so commonplace that we rarely think of the great dangers -- and extreme construction techniques -- these modern wonders require. With the opening of the Marmaray Tunnel in October 2013, it's time to take a second look.