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Alexey Kartsev/Getty Images By C. Gordon/April 16, 2024 2: 15 pm EST When booking a flight, we tend to look at departure times, seat configurations, and food and entertainment options onboard. It rarely occurs to us to check the plane’s birthday, but there are more than a few passenger jets entering upwards of their third and […]

By Eli Becht/April 15, 2024 4: 45 pm EST People in the market for a new engine for their pressure washer, lawn mower, generator, or whichever products can use some power might’ve come across the Predator 212cc engine. There are three different engines available at Harbor Freight with two of them being 6.5 hp models designed to

Dane A. Penland/Wikimedia Commons At the start of the 20th century, big things were happening in the world of transportation. Inventions such as the Ford Model-T, with its remarkably special engine, were revolutionizing the ways in which people traveled from one location to another. Of course, these breakthroughs weren’t limited strictly to ground-level travel. The

Using a traditional, manual caulk gun can be a little bit of a pain. They can be difficult to control when applying a consistent rate, as it relies on your own ability to apply regular pressure. They can be rather tiresome if you are using them for big projects that require a lot of caulk,

View Press/Getty Images It’s always a shame when promising projects fail. This is especially true when an outrageous amount of money and the expertise of many talented people have been poured into them. Take Google Glass, for instance, or Aston Martin’s ill-fated Lagonda. Ask anybody for an example of an aircraft that would fit into

aappp/Shutterstock For many aviation enthusiasts, riding in or piloting one of the most iconic fighter jets ever built is the ultimate airborne adventure. A fighter jet is any aircraft powered by at least one jet engine and designed for military operations, particularly air-to-air combat. They differ from ordinary aircraft in terms of armaments (guns and bombs),

NordVPN For those that value internet privacy and security, choosing to use a VPN while browsing is a no-brainer. The hard part of the equation comes from picking one of the metric ton of VPN services on the market to use. NordVPN, one of the most popular of the bunch due in no small part

During this year’s Sea Air Space (SAS) 2024 defense expo, Lockheed Martin (in partnership with CoAspire) unveiled a never-before-seen model of a hypersonic missile system. Dubbed «Mako,» after the fastest-swimming shark species at sea, the missile was initially conceived for the Air Force’s Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) program, but was later rejected.  Lockheed is now

Whether you are a casual home DIYer or a seasoned professional with several large projects to your name, there is a DeWalt tool with the necessary power, performance, and build quality to handle almost every imaginable task. The company was established in 1924 by Raymond E. DeWalt, an American tool inventor who had patented the

By Eli Becht/April 11, 2024 1: 15 pm EST Taking on a project is difficult without having the necessary power tools to tackle the job. Makita is a well-known brand readily available at Home Depot, and it’s known for being reliable and affordable. There are many tools to pick from for your next project, and while we’ve

Hulton Deutsch/Getty Images Many important offensive and defensive technologies emerged from World War II. Still, the most significant is arguably the V-2 rocket, which terrorized civilians throughout its deployment and ushered in what eventually became the Space Race. The V-2 was the brainchild of Dr. Wernher von Braun, a German scientist and member of the

Roschetzkyistockphoto/Getty Images By Eli Becht/April 10, 2024 12: 15 pm EST It’s never fun to have your power go out, so many people prepare themselves for that situation with a backup generator. You typically won’t need a generator to power your house for days — except in rare instances — so you don’t always have to