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A perfectly tight, entirely straight zipline sounds like the sturdiest and safest option, right? Wrong. If the cable doesn't have a massive amount of…
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Despite soaring over giant canyons, the primary stopping mechanism for many cable riders is literally a thick leather glove dragging on the wire. If the glove…
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Strapping yourself to a suspended cable offers exactly zero upward mobility. You simply slide from a high jungle tree down to a lower tree, screaming the…
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To avoid the incredibly awkward situation of a casket getting stuck halfway inside the vehicle, the cargo floor of a hearse is lined with heavy-duty metal…
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Sinking is usually a bad thing, unless you do it on purpose with highly controlled internal flooding. To dive beneath the waves, valves open to let seawater…
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Instead of relying on high-tech deterrents, many modern travel hubs just employ a very energetic dog to run around barking at seagulls. It is hilariously…
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