Introduction Before the industrial age people largely had to rely on muscle power to move and lift heavy objects. Simple machines such as pulleys, levers and ramps made it easier for humans to lift ...

It turns out it’s not that easy to find replacement parts for a bridge built in 1931. Crews working on the $8.7 million rehabilitation of the Stillwater Lift Bridge had to ship its four huge pulleys ...

It looks like a scene from ET but there’s nothing spaced out about Ethan Schlussler. The construction worker became so fed up with having to climb up a 8.5m (28ft) ladder to reach his tree house he ...