You think you’re job is dull, gross and nasty? Well, it’s time to meet some robots then. These machines toil away at some of the dirtiest jobs in the world — tasks that most humans don’t even like to think about. You ready for a little meet and greet?
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The network that monitors for covert nuclear weapons testing helped detect 26 asteroids entering Earth’s atmosphere since 2000 — this maps them.
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Not sure how I feel about Porsche cars after this guy’s rant but I really like the Porsche Macan presentation!
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Not the first time I post about crazy traffic intersections across the world and it certainly won’t be the last. In Ethiopia it is just like in Vietnam, traffic lights are for the slow!
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One of the most disputed topics in the industry: Is it possible to make high performance carbon fiber wheels? Christian von Koenigsegg explains that it’s not only possible, but his company has been doing it for a few years now. Take a look at how:

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Aurel Bacs, International Head of the Watch Department, shares his passion and knowledge of the only known matching pair of gold and enamel singing bird pistols, offered at Christie’s Hong Kong Important Watches sale on 30 May 2011. Among the most valuable and important works of art remaining in private hands, the value and ingenuity of these pistols are beyond description and must be seen and heard to be truly appreciated.

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Could the president of the United States ever be a…robot? Before you start throwing around words like “Skynet” and “Matrix,” consider that an emerging field of machine ethics is working to make sure your evil overlord scenario never comes to pass. You might be surprised to learn all the ways a robot could make the most humane president ever!

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To understand the the long-term effects of space on the human body, NASA is conducting an experiment involving twins! Join Tara as she explains what they hope to learn by sending one twin to space, but not the other.

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This is a target at 2530 yards or 1.43 miles away, at that distance the bullet flight time is almost 4.5 seconds!

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Scientists are preparing to blow up a Chilean mountain to construct the Extremely Large Telescope, which will take detailed pictures of exoplanets.

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Astronomers have discovered what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet detected — a distant, rocky world that’s similar in size to our own and exists in the Goldilocks zone where it’s not too hot and not too cold for life.
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Last year, NASA announced that they had found water on Mars. This posed a question to scientists: Could we grow plants in the soil of Mars? Trace explains what is necessary to grow crops on Earth, and if Mars is able to sustain life.

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Top Gear decided to build a James Bond car on a budget. Hammond parks the James Bond Range DB5 Rover on a shooting range in Wales, to see how his armour modifications stand up to Accuracy International’s 50 caliber bullets.
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This is a recent video of the 7.2 earthquake that hit Mexico, you can see the power of the quake and the effects it has on a swimming pool.
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I find walnut harvesting pretty damn interesting. Steps of walnut harvest includes shaking walnut trees, sweeping walnuts in to windrows, harvesting walnuts, hulling walnuts, and shelling walnuts.

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