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    Power Tool Drag Racing is Our Kind of Non-Sport

    Take a potentially lethal power tool (such as a saw), screw with it a bit and then place it on a track against other similarly sharp, high-speed devices. That's the philosophy behind the Seattle Power Tool Race & Derby. And like any sport we like, it involves no sweat but a touch of danger. Last weekend as their third annual race—that's a shot of the festivities above. Read on for the video:

    Given the questionable aerodynamics of a baby strollers and human skeletons, something tells us that the goal isn't necessarily to win...at least in the traditional sense. [Hazardfactory and Flickr via bbGadgets and Hack-a-Day]


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