The Hamilton Watch Company reveals the cogs and springs of a mechanical wristwatch in this 1949 video.
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How do water pumps work?
We break down a manual water pump to see how it delivers H2O. Hover over the dots to learn more
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How is adhesive tape made?
Discover the amazing properties of sticky tape and how it works
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Extreme snowmobiles
Crazy stunts on snowmobiles: don’t try these at home!
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What makes Velcro stick?
Discover the small-scale engineering behind this super-strong material
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Teflon explained
Find out why coating pans in Teflon gives them an amazing non-stick finish
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Crash test: old car vs new car
A 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air slams into a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. Which car wins? There’s only one way to find out…
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Watch the titanic Bagger 288 bucket excavator in action!
The Krupp Bagger 288 bucket excavator is the largest land vehicle on Earth. Watch it in action after the jump
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The Aurora Borealis from space
Project Aether and GoPro shoot the first HD images of the Aurora Borealis from the edge of space.
Inside the new iPad
So what components exactly make up the world’s most popular tablet? Find out now with our interactive teardown
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Watch light painting in action!
Watch a team of artists create a series of moving pictures with some LED torches and some long-exposure photography
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5 Top Facts – Accuracy International
Five awesome facts about the manufacturer of the ‘Best Sniper Rifle in the World’
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Watch a CV90-120 tank in the field!
The CV90-120 is one of the world’s most impressive tanks. Watch it in some explosive action here
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Top 5 Facts – PC gaming
5 things that make PC gaming great
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AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles find their target
Watch a series of AGM-158 missiles explode in super-slow motion!
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How do electric freezers get so cold?
Do electric freezers get so cold by acting as a portal to the frozen wastes of Narnia, or is it more to do with the compression of gas? The ice cool facts lie after the jump
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Is it possible to cut glass with scissors?
How do glass cutters work?
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What determines how fast your internet connection is?
Why are fibre-optic cables so much faster than copper wires?
NASCAR Teardown
While plain on the surface, a wide variety of awesome racing components goes into each NASCAR vehicle. Hover over the bullet points to reveal more.
Bathyscaphe Trieste
The Bathyscaphe Trieste explored the deepest parts of Earth’s oceans and was the first manned vehicle to have reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Hover over the bullet points to reveal how it worked.