This is the first post in a series of engineering topics for non-engineers that I plan to write. This topic is Kinetic Energy, and is likely the most relevant to things we
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JACIII shares a good tip for the uninitiated.
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Our old buddy, JACIII, tells us how to remove flush or recessed finish nails with no damage to the wood!
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Editor’s Note: Originally written a decade ago, the general content is still relevant. Feel free to offer your own views on the best tractor for the average user. So… the quest for
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Trigger pullers frequently point out that a sidearm is something you only use when things have gone terribly wrong and you can’t get to your rifle. Pistols suck, they smugly say. They
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What I saw a man do made me question the professed causes and benefits of the industrial revolution, which is the wholesale replacement of skilled craftsmen with autonomic machines. Many of you
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Let’s face it, the practice of medicine has some dark chapters, and to many, electro-shock therapy of the 60’s makes up one of the darkest. The images of patience strapped down and
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