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Behold: A Cordless 12.7cm Random Orbital Sander, The Unicorn Of Power Tools
When cordless power tools started getting good, back around 2006, manufacturers always said a cordless random-orbital sander was out of the question. Too much continuous power draw, they said. The batteries couldn’t handle it. The closest you could come to a 12.7cm tool — the type pro woodworkers and jobsite carpenters use every day –…
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This Is How Gizmodo US Started
There was a time before Gizmodo existed. It wasn’t even in the primordial ooze of the internet, either. It was just 10 years ago. But even that recently, a blog specifically dedicated to technology was a pretty radical concept. Here’s how a guy named Peter Rojas started it off.
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Why It Takes So Long To Fix A Power Outage
A storm this weekend knocked out power to millions of buildings in US. The utilities that serve the affected areas say it might take until midnight on Friday, July 6, before everyone gets back online. July 6? Are you kidding? Why does it take so long?
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Proof That Even A Screwdriver Becomes Obsolete
Stanley Works has been making hand tools in New Britain, Connecticut, since the middle of the 19th century. Som time in the 20th century, the company came up with this terrible screwdriver.