The World's Longest Waterslide!

Published 7 years ago in Awesome. Submitted by sux2bu

600m (2000ft) long! 92m (300ft) vertical drop! Over a minute worth of sliding fun!
This event was on the 27th and 28th of March 2015 at Jonkers Farm, by Bethels Beach, in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Flame Throwing Drone Helps Remove Net on UHV Power Line

Published 7 years ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu

When faced with certain objects twining round an ultra high voltage (UHV) power line, workers no longer need to climb a high ladder to remove it any longer, drones can now be used to do the dangerous deed.
Maintenance workers in Xianniang City in central China's Hubei Province demonstrated the removal of a 12-meter long nylon net entwining around a UHV with a flame-throwing drone on Tuesday.
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Meet the robots making Amazon even faster

Published 6 years ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu

As Amazon gears up for Cyber Monday and the busy holiday shopping season, it's getting help from
thousands of robots that search through millions of items to ensure the right item gets shipped to the right customer.

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Ron White on Flying With Engine Problems

Published 6 years ago in Awesome. Submitted by sux2bu

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Homeless man’s savings bonds returned 30 years later – just when he needed them the most

Published 6 years ago in Inspirational. Submitted by sux2bu

It all started 30 years ago in a pawn shop in Junction City, Kansas. A random customer sold a handful of $100 savings bonds at the pawn shop in return for some cash in hand.......

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