The Manhole Cover Picker-Upper

Original: The Manhole Cover Picker-Upper

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Thu, 2009-08-27 09:06.

Posted in: Statistics And Other Lies

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Opening manhole covers, which weigh up to 400 lbs., is difficult at best and dangerous at worst. Dave Roberts, 51, who spent 25 years lifting them while working for waste-water authorities in Minnesota's Twin Cities, decided to find a better way.

A perpetual tinkerer, Roberts designed a machine to remove the heavy ef="http://businessweek.com/">BusinessWeek.Com]

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