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The Top 10 Cars Made Before The 20th Century
I know Mercedes-Benz likes to crow about “inventing the automobile” in 1885, but we all know that’s complete bullshit. Motorised, wheeled vehicles capable of transporting a human being have existed since at least 1769, and there were actually quite a number of these very early cars built. They were powered by steam, electricity, and internal…
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This Animation Of Transparent Rockets Is Ideal For Space Travel And Fuel Consumption Fetishists
This is such a wonderfully simple idea that I can’t believe it hasn’t been done before. It’s four well-known launch vehicles, launching, but with transparent bodies so you can see the amount of fuel and oxidiser in them, and how rapidly it gets consumed. It’s almost hypnotising.
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Listen To This 1916 Saxon Model 14 Start Up For The First Time In Decades
When was the last time you stumbled on a vintage car in a basement? Never? Yeah, me either. But that’s exactly what happened to Jeryl Schriever and Alex Huppe when they found a 1916 Saxon Model 14.
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A Reminder That Filming Yourself Driving A Race Car Is An Incredibly Bad Idea
15-year-old stock car driver Taylor Grey has raised quite a stir on social media after posting a Snapchat video of him using one hand to film himself while cruising around the Daytona International Speedway at full blast. So, here’s your regular reminder: filming yourself racing at speed is always a bad idea, but especially when…