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Deeply frustrated by the absolute limits of human jumping ability, a clever athlete stretched heavy canvas across a rigged iron frame with taut springs,…
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The NYC subway is one of the only major transit networks to run fully 24/7. What invisible crisis does this cause?
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To track their message-carrying birds, ancient keepers tied tiny wooden whistles directly to the tail feathers. As the bird flapped violently overhead, the…
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Why do you physically stumble when walking onto an escalator that you can clearly see is broken?
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