Shuttle-hauling Tundra finds permanent home in science exhibit
 

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The idea of lifting a full-size pickup truck completely off the ground by hand might seem as likely as, say, said pickup truck towing a 150,000-pound space shuttle, but... hurray, physics! The same Toyota Tundra that towed the Space Shuttle Endeavour to its final resting place at the California Science Center is now on permanent display there as an exhibit that shows how a lever works.

Like all levers, this exhibit uses a fulcrum allowing people other than Superman to lift the 5,625-pound pickup (plus an extra 1,000 pounds for the rig). That's almost as impressive as the Tundra pulling 17 times its rated towing capacity back in October. Regardless, Toyota is once again cashing in on the publicity stunt and visitors to the science center get a live demonstration of a simple machine - we call that a win-win.Continue reading Shuttle-hauling Tundra finds permanent home in science exhibit

Shuttle-hauling Tundra finds permanent home in science exhibit originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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