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Honda’s new “Hands” ad shows off all of the company’s innovations in an innovative way

The tagline Honda uses in its new commercial titled “Hands,” is “The Power of Dreams.” In case you haven’t noticed, the company is super into innovation, pushing things forward and encouraging new ideas in the plethora of industries it has a hand in. (Pun not intended.) The ad is a lot of fun and is […]

July 9, 2013

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How to move a bridge with dish soap

When cracks began to form in the Sellwood Bridge’s supports, engineers in Portland, Oregon were faced with an extreme challenge when it came to replacing the nearly century-old bridge: they had to move the whole thing at once. According to Popular Mechanics, the engineers wanted to slide the existing bridge over a bit to create […]

July 3, 2013

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Chevrolet explains how a transmission works in this amazing 1936 short film

This video find from 1936 should interest gear heads and the layman alike. In it, Chevrolet sets about explaining how a transmission works. The video builds upon very basic principles, establishing what a lever is by showing a can opener and then a seesaw, before explaining how the gears in a car are really just […]

June 26, 2013

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Hilarious “Movin’ Season” parody spoofs pickup truck TV ads

There are parodies and then there are perfect parodies, and this spoof TV ad from comedian Owen Weber falls into that latter category. Just about every ad for a pickup these days splices video of brand new trucks splashing through mud, towing a giant load up a mountain, or, amazingly, being loaded full of dirt […]

June 21, 2013

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John Deere’s new mid-frame E Series skid steers and compact track loaders to offer modified boom design

So far this year, John Deere has introduced nine models to its E Series skid steers and compact track loaders lineup. And this week at its headquarters in Moline, Illinois, the company announced that mid-frame units with a modified vertical lift boom design will join the E Series later in 2013. [youtube hU0rHx7hdgY nolink] “We […]

June 20, 2013

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How collapsed I-5 bridge was reopened with a temporary span

Traffic is once again flowing over Washington state’s Skagit River as a temporary span has been set in place on the Interstate 5 bridge that suffered a partial collapse last month. According to our sister site Better Roads, the Washington State Department of Transportation reopened the bridge with restrictions. Vehicles traveling across are limited to […]

June 19, 2013

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Ford puts robots behind the wheel to ramp up truck durability testing

We may be a way off from driverless cars on the highways, but Ford is already using the technology to test the toughness of its trucks. The test drive is a big deal for automakers. Though the conceptual phase and physical design of automobiles are important, you could argue that it’s on the test track […]

June 18, 2013

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Ford Raptor flies 180 feet over sand dune

In West Michigan, overlooking the shore of Lake Michigan are the Silver Lake Sand Dunes. For decades, gearheads and truck lovers have flocked to this state park which is one of the few remaining places in the U.S. that you can freely drive on sand dunes. One thing the guys who frequent Silver Lake love […]

June 14, 2013

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TR-150 construction drill vs. an Oldsmobile (the drill wins)

To show off how powerful its TR-150 drill is, Bay Shore Systems mounted one to a John Deere 470G excavator and decided to completely and utterly destroy an Oldsmobile with it and film the resulting carnage. As the video begins, the force of the excavator and weight of the drill alone crush the car nearly […]

June 12, 2013

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Unexpected test drive detour onto construction site makes for hilarious commerical

We can’t testify as to whether the setup in this commercial is 100 percent real, but if it isn’t the actress in question is unbelievably good at looking terrified. In this Belgian ad for the new Toyota Rav 4, an actress is hired to play the part of the passenger in a commercial for the […]

May 31, 2013

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Behind the installation of the world’s first precast network arch bridge in Fort Worth (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

Faced with closing a heavily used bridge to Fort Worth’s city center for 12 months, officials at the Texas Department of Transportation came up with a better plan. Rather than replace the 100-year-old structure with a conventional bridge, TxDOT engineers designed the world’s first precast network arch bridge. The innovative design cut seven months out […]

May 29, 2013

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How a NASCAR stock car is wrapped with all those logos

Ever wonder how NASCAR teams go about getting all the millions of dollars worth of brand logos onto their cars? Well, you’re in luck because the Joe Gibbs racing team has been nice enough to document the three-hour process of wrapping a stock car in the video below. Kyle Busch will race this No. 18 […]

May 16, 2013