cranes
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This Tiny Self-Powered Camera Crane Fits In a Backpack
If you’re looking to take your amateur videos to the next level, upgrading to a capable camera and a high-quality lens is just the tip of the iceberg. A little camera movement goes a long way when it comes to making footage more compelling, and now Edelkrone has made its JibONE crane even smaller. With…
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Before Cranes, Ancient Greeks May Have Used This Ingenious Lifting Machine To Move Heavy Stones
Cranes first appeared in ancient Greece over 2,500 years ago, but new research suggests a primitive lifting machine — a kind of forerunner to the crane — was in use around 150 years earlier.
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Watch A Crane Totally Collapse After Trying To Move A Water Tank
Video: Bad idea: Trying to use a crane to lift a water tank before checking if it’s empty or not. You can see the crane’s arm begin to buckle under the weight of the tank, and then totally collapse as it drops the tank onto the side of the building and flips itself off the…
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Would An ATM Break Open If You Dropped It From A Crane 30 Metres In The Air?
Video: For anyone who needs money and also has access to a crane and can somehow finagle an entire ATM out of thin air, you now have your blueprint into breaking an ATM open. Those machines are tough! Breaking ATMs for cash is the stuff of movies and TV shows, but it doesn’t have to…