Machines

Machines like blenders, washing machines, and even your car use reduction drives made of multiple gears to increase…

It’s not uncommon for cartoon characters to find themselves unwittingly dragged through all the chaos of a saw mill.…

Pipe bending machines make short work of twisting and shaping metal tubes into everything from car exhausts to…

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. And where there’s a repetitive job no human wants to do, there’s also a machine…

Hidden away in factories across the globe are purpose-built industrial machines that the world not only deserves to…

If you thought lumberjack would be one of the last jobs to be replaced by robots and automated machinery, you’ll…

How often have you pulled a rarely needed book off your shelf and needed to blow a layer of dust off of it? Now…

On Tuesday, The New York Times decided to reignite the age old debate of walking versus standing on escalators. And…

This particular engine we’re looking at has four strokes: the intake, the compression, the combustion (or power),…

Instead of watching the ball drop this New Year’s Eve, might I suggest an alternative plan that’ll probably be much…

Here’s a short documentary from Jack Flynn and Nick David about making Harris Tweed on the Island of Harris and…

We were totally wrong in assuming that chain link fences were made by a warehouse full of people tirelessly bending…

In order to stuff the perfect turkey, you’ll need one cup of celery, one cup of carrots, an axe and a dog, explains…

This is easily the best video to spend your eyeball time on today. That’s partly because it’s wonderfully shot and…

This wonderful photo series comparing the size of things by Kevin Wisbith is a really fun way to earn some brain…

Damn, dirty butt grout doesn’t stand a chance against this terrifyingly powerful grout cleaning machine. It totally…

Harvesting the edible parts of any plant in a timely manner usually requires some very specialized tools. Poppy…

A few years ago, a burrito joint near my college campus installed computers so that customers could place their…

The most important meal of the day is also the most annoying to make because you’re groggy and in a rush and haven’t…

Of all the objects you use on a daily basis, you’ve probably never stopped to wonder how plastic drinking straws…