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01-29-2014, 08:00 AM
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Proving that there is still something to be learned on television these days, National Geographic Channel recently introduced a new series called Duck Quacks Don't Echo. On the first episode of this science/comedy show, host Michael Ian Black proposes the idea that a truck can be supported with a ceramic coffee mug under each wheel - yes, he says that the entire weight of a truck can be balanced on just four coffee mugs.
Looking to find out whether this is fact or myth, the show uses a regular cab Ford F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/f-150/), weighing in at 4,800 pounds, and four average coffee mugs. Lowered onto the mugs, the idea is quickly put to the test. Can the cups hold up under 4,800 pounds? If so, what, exactly, would it take to break them? Scroll down below (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/01/29/ford-truck-balanced-on-coffee-cups-video/#continued) to find out.Continue reading National Geographic Channel balances Ford F-150 on four coffee mugs (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/29/ford-truck-balanced-on-coffee-cups-video/)
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Proving that there is still something to be learned on television these days, National Geographic Channel recently introduced a new series called Duck Quacks Don't Echo. On the first episode of this science/comedy show, host Michael Ian Black proposes the idea that a truck can be supported with a ceramic coffee mug under each wheel - yes, he says that the entire weight of a truck can be balanced on just four coffee mugs.
Looking to find out whether this is fact or myth, the show uses a regular cab Ford F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/f-150/), weighing in at 4,800 pounds, and four average coffee mugs. Lowered onto the mugs, the idea is quickly put to the test. Can the cups hold up under 4,800 pounds? If so, what, exactly, would it take to break them? Scroll down below (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/01/29/ford-truck-balanced-on-coffee-cups-video/#continued) to find out.Continue reading National Geographic Channel balances Ford F-150 on four coffee mugs (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/29/ford-truck-balanced-on-coffee-cups-video/)
National Geographic Channel balances Ford F-150 on four coffee mugs (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/29/ford-truck-balanced-on-coffee-cups-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 29 Jan 2014 08:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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