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What's built like a tank, with the precision of a Swiss watch?

By Gizmodo, 12:48 PM on Thu May 29 2008, 3,227 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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18 Bank Vaults. They comprise the most impressive fortresses ever built and their giant mechanical doors are supreme gadgets, as large as a truck but built with the precision of a Swiss watch.

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