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August 13, 2017 at 1:36 pm

There’s a Driver’s Ed for Supertankers Where You Practice on Scale Model Ships 1/25th the Size

It turns out that supertankers and cruise ships have valets. They’re called maritime pilots, and they’re among the most elite ship handlers in the world

July 27, 2017 at 5:05 pm

The MTA Banned Dogs on the Subway Unless They Fit in a Bag, but this is New York City

The MTA somehow didn’t see this coming

May 24, 2017 at 5:55 pm

When Two Maglev Trains Pass Each Other

Don’t blink or you’ll miss it

April 18, 2017 at 2:48 pm

Drone Captures World’s Largest Tunneling Machine Breaking Through After 4 Years Underground

The 1.7 mile (2.73 km) tunnel in downtown Seattle will house a double-decker highway

April 17, 2017 at 1:20 pm

These Students Powered a Tricycle with a Chainsaw to Ride Around Campus

Well there’s two things I never thought I’d mention in the same sentence

February 4, 2017 at 2:16 pm

This Is Why You Never Load the Heavy Stuff at the Back of the Trailer

For the safest towing experience, load 60% of your weight to the front of the trailer and 40% to the back.

January 19, 2017 at 11:07 am

This Guy Shipped Glass Boxes Inside FedEx Packages and Exhibited the Results

Walead Beshty ships laminated glass boxes—constructed to the exact (and proprietary) dimensions of FedEx boxes—and displays the results

November 24, 2016 at 10:01 am

There Was a Huge Traffic Jam in LA This Week and It Looks Insane

This is my nightmare

October 25, 2016 at 12:39 pm

An Interactive Map of Every Cargo Ship in the World in 2012

The heavy lifters of the global economy in motion

October 18, 2016 at 8:52 pm

Giant Cargo Ship Politely Responds to Little Girl’s Honk Request

Ask and ye shall receive

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There’s a Driver’s Ed for Supertankers Where You Practice on Scale Model Ships 1/25th the Size

The MTA Banned Dogs on the Subway Unless They Fit in a Bag, but this is New York City

When Two Maglev Trains Pass Each Other

Drone Captures World’s Largest Tunneling Machine Breaking Through After 4 Years Underground

These Students Powered a Tricycle with a Chainsaw to Ride Around Campus

This Is Why You Never Load the Heavy Stuff at the Back of the Trailer

This Guy Shipped Glass Boxes Inside FedEx Packages and Exhibited the Results

There Was a Huge Traffic Jam in LA This Week and It Looks Insane

An Interactive Map of Every Cargo Ship in the World in 2012

Giant Cargo Ship Politely Responds to Little Girl’s Honk Request

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