Friday, May 24, 2013

Duct Tape on Everything

Duct Tape on Everything: "Duct tape is great stuff. Got a blister emergency but no moleskin? Duct tape. Need to patch a pack, jacket, tent, boots, or just about anything else on your person? Duct tape."

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Full-scale X-Wing replica touches down as world's largest Lego model

Full-scale X-Wing replica touches down as world's largest Lego model: "A certain Jedi Master, species unknown, once said, “size matters not.” But he obviously wasn’t referring to the latest Lego creation from the Lego group. Taking the title of the world’s largest Lego model is a 1:1 scale replica of an X-Wing, complete with R2 unit, made up of 5,335,200 Lego bricks and taking 32 Lego master builders 17,336 hours (around four months) to complete."

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McLaren celebrates 50th anniversary with limited edition 12C

McLaren celebrates 50th anniversary with limited edition 12C: "McLaren is looking to make the wanting and the owning of a 12C even more enticing as part of its ongoing 50th Anniversary celebrations. Featuring a tidy list of anniversary upgrades, the McLaren 50 12C and 12C Spider are available as part of a special one hundred car run."

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Garage-built Bailey Blade XTR sports car coming to SEMA

Garage-built Bailey Blade XTR sports car coming to SEMA: "Developing a high-performance sports car is a project that takes many years inside a well-established auto company. It's exponentially more difficult when you're a small team pursuing one hot rod enthusiast's vision for the ultimate sports car. BXR Motors has been slowly but surely developing its Bailey Blade XTR sports car for the past half-decade, but things appear to be jumping into high gear now that the small start-up has secured the funding it needs to finish the 750-hp car."

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US Navy's Triton UAV takes to the skies for the first time

US Navy's Triton UAV takes to the skies for the first time: "It’s been a busy month for UAVs with some launching from aircraft carriers and others saving lives. Now, the US Navy’s latest unmanned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System, has taken to the skies. This Wednesday, the 47.6-foot (14.5-m) aircraft, powered by a Rolls-Royce AE 3007 turbofan engine, took off from Palmdale, California. It was under the control of Navy and Northrop Grumman personnel, as part of a series of tests to certify the system for fleet operations."

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