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Olive farmers in Spain didn't have enough water for this year's crops due to severe droughts. We went to Antequera, Spain, to see how they managed to bottle up millions of liters of olive oil. Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest on the culture & business of sustainability — delivered weekly to your inbox. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicySpain produces roughly half of the world's olive oil. In 2022, Europe experienced its worst drought in 500 years, making it tougher for these farmers to grow the olives they need.

☆ Motoball is like a real-life version of 'Rocket League'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Daniel Gessner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Motoball, or motorcycle polo, is a sport that traces back to Europe in the 1930s. It's essentially soccer on motorcycles, or a real-life version of the video game "Rocket League." No matter how you describe the sport known as motoball, there's no doubt that it takes plenty of skill and guts to be successful at. Competitors use 250-cc motorbikes to race around a dirt-covered soccer pitch at up to 40 miles per hour chasing after an enlarged soccer ball. For those who don't get enough thrill from a sport like soccer, this added element of horsepower may be what they're looking for.

☆ Why it's taken nearly 100 years to have jet packs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Daniel Gessner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

So why has it taken so long to develop jet packs that can reach 1,200 feet and fly up to 10 minutes? Why has it taken almost a century for us to see real jet packs? Narrator: The arrival of small but powerful jet engines designed for model aircraft brought back an interest in the possibilities of jet packs. Less than 10 years later, companies like Gravity Industries have demonstrated what modern microturbine-powered jet packs are capable of. But it's not far-fetched to think that jet packs like Gravity's could be used for more than just recreation.

☆ How a $3.7 million Koenigsegg hypercar is detailed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Daniel Gessner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Koenigsegg CC850 is a brand-new hypercar that costs about $3.7 million. Ammo's Larry Kosilla walked us through how his shop detailed such a rare and expensive car. Narrator: That's car detailer Larry Kosilla fawning over the Koenigsegg CC850's paint job. The $3.7 million hypercar is brand new, and only 70 of them were made. Then it was time to polish the vehicle to brighten up all 25 coats of paint that a CC850 receives.

☆ How Fighter Pilots Survive Death-Defying Jet Ejections
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Daniel Gessner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Even in successful scenarios, 20% to 30% of fighter pilots suffer some sort of spinal fracture. In TV and movies, a fighter pilot ejecting from their jet comes across as a cut-and-dry procedure. About 20% to 30% of fighter pilots experience some sort of spinal fracture as a result. This entire process exerts 14 to 16 times the force of gravity on fighter pilots' bodies. And within two to four seconds, depending on what mode of flight you're in, you're going to have a full parachute.

☆ How to make a jet-engine-powered Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Daniel Gessner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

That's why in late 2021, YouTuber and engineering whiz Matt Mikka developed his own boosted Tesla. Matt Mikka: So, what inspired that project was that Tesla said they were going to do these cold thrusters, basically high-pressure compressed air. One of those engines I used on the Tesla project was about 350 newtons, and a cold thruster isn't going to give you anywhere near that. Narrator: Matt's Tesla project also involved a ton of metal fabrication to create parts. Narrator: Next came mounting the jet engines, which is not an easy task when it comes to Teslas.

☆ Inside Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias' $3 million Volkswagen bus collection
▼ + stars: | 2019-08-16 | by ( Daniel Gessner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Gabriel Iglesias, the comedian also known as 'Fluffy,' owns a $3 million collection of classic Volkswagen buses. His car collection also includes several very rare Beetles and muscle cars. We're taking a tour of his enormous garage, which features a collection of classic Volkswagen buses worth more than $3 million. Gabriel: Why did I become interested in collecting Volkswagen buses? Narrator: Gabriel says he built his Fluffy Museum to resemble the famous Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, with his own choices of artwork and Fluffy pieces.

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