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These Guys Put A Truck Into A Boot

1:15AM January 21, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

Holy Batman’s pants, check out this Bootmobile. These guys created a truck that is a boot that is a truck that is a boot. Pedal to the leather to the metal! I’m so excited I can go like this all day. More »

Cars

How Can This Truck Drive With A Wheel Missing?

11:20PM October 11, 2011 | Casey Chan

The big bad truck in this video is missing a freaking wheel… but somehow still driving. I’m not kidding, the front left tyre is just GONE. Disappeared. Non-existant. And yet the truck can even make turns! How in the? What in the? Huh? Watch. More »

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The Sound Tank Is Built To Wage War On Your Eardrums

2:20AM September 21, 2011 | Kwame Opam

This thing is a monster. Nik Nowak, a DJ hailing from Berlin, outfitted this Japanese mini-dump truck to become a veritable assault vehicle of sound, capable of pumping out 4000 watts of moving acoustic muscle. More »

News

Huge Truck Rams Out Building’s Top Floor

1:35AM August 18, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Today a NYC salt-spreading truck crashed against the wall of a Queens Sanitation Department repair shop. It would have been fun if the truck weren’t on a top floor — with a driver inside, screaming his lungs out. More »

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Video: Trucks Wipes Out On A Highway And Nearly Kills Everyone

10:00AM August 2, 2011 | Sam Biddle

A wet accident. You’d expect today’s GIF of the Day to be the sort of thing you see before terrible, terrible demise. A giant truck careening off the road, knocking away everything in its path. But there’s a happy ending! More »

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The Single Largest Land Vehicle On Earth

1:51AM July 29, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

You’ve seen the Godzilla of Khazakstan and sure, it’s an impressive piece of machinery. But it’s a Tonka Truck compared to its big brother, the Bagger 288. This 13,500-ton leviathan chews the tops of mountains clean off. More »

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Your Last Best Hope When Your Plane Catches On Fire

1:30AM July 14, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

So you’re sitting on the runway, waiting to taxi, when suddenly it hits you., “Funny, aeroplanes don’t normally smell like burning.” Then the panic hits. Don’t worry, if your airport has a Colet K/R40 Jaguar, you’ll probably be fine. More »

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I Can’t Believe This Is How You Unload Stuff From Giant Trucks

12:00PM June 14, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Apparently, if you are carrying certain goods – like woodchip – in giant nine-wheeled trucks, this is how you unload them: Strap them to a gigantic platform. And then tilt them more than 45 degrees until it empties completely. More »

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World’s First Amphibious Ice Cream Van Will Melt Your Soggy Heart

2:40AM June 2, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Not only is this ice cream van the first to ever get its belly wet, but it also blares out Rod Stewart’s We Are Sailing as it, well, sails down the London Thames. Almost makes you nostalgic for Greensleeves, doesn’t it? More »

Mobile

Vodafone’s Monster Truck Charges 2000 Mobile Phones At Once

9:00AM May 28, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Don’t worry if your battery dies at a concert this summer. Just find Vodafone’s VIP recharging truck. It can charge 2000 Vodafone handsets at the same time. More »