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U.S. Army Capt. Aric Austin, a physician assistant assigned to the 547th Medical Company (MC), swings a sledgehammer at a Keiser Sled during the Firefighter Combat Challenge, in Yakima, Washington, May 19,
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Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 on Twitter: "Okay tool and physics geeks, why do Chinese sledgehammers have long flexible handles? What is the exact advantage? https://t.co/P6SVeNoDmP" / Twitter
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Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 on Twitter: "Okay tool and physics geeks, why do Chinese sledgehammers have long flexible handles? What is the exact advantage? https://t.co/P6SVeNoDmP" / Twitter
![Kobalt 12-mm Metric Flexible Head Ratchet Wrench in the Ratchet Wrenches & Sets department at Lowes.com Kobalt 12-mm Metric Flexible Head Ratchet Wrench in the Ratchet Wrenches & Sets department at Lowes.com](http://mobileimages.lowes.com/productimages/97b4fef8-c9ad-418d-8eeb-e45b49e2dc6f/08929805.jpg)
Kobalt 12-mm Metric Flexible Head Ratchet Wrench in the Ratchet Wrenches & Sets department at Lowes.com
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