There are many words we could use to describe modern Volkswagen cars – serious, reliable, safe, modern, maybe a bit boring. Of course there are exceptions - the GTI and…
Humans have been travelling by sea for thousands of years, so it's probably not surprising that there have been quite a few weird boat designs. Ernest Bazin's ship is a…
It is believed that horses were first domesticated in around 3500 BC. They quickly became an absolute necessity for human civilization - for everything from agriculture to trade. And we…
Getting used to the miracles of technology is the strangest human trait. People are sitting at an altitude of 12 kilometres without even thinking about it. There is no fear,…
Side mirrors of cars in the United states have a very long warning etched on them - "Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear". That seems like a…
Motorcycle riders know that the city is not the best place to have two-wheeled fun. Traffic lights, crosswalks, traffic jams - you need to come to a complete stop very…
A bucket is one of those tools that we would find in every house. Fire buckets are much rarer, but you can still see them in some garages, warehouses, streets…
Well, ok - Lazy Dog is technically not a bomb. It is an American kinetic munition, used extensively during the Vietnam and Korean wars. However, it is still interesting how…
There are different types of three-wheeled cars. Some have two wheels in the front and one in the back, others are the other way around. That lonely wheel needs to…
If you ever took a walk around the harbour, you would notice that some ships have their noses slightly out of the water. This happens because they unloaded their cargo…
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