Meet the mortar and pestle (the bowl is the mortar, and the pestle is the club-like pounding tool). Simple? Yes. And utterly invaluable in a kitchen. Tools don’t get much more basic than a mortar and ...

A mortar and pestle is a tried-and-true kitchen tool that’s been around for centuries—and it’s still as useful as ever today. If you’re not familiar, mortar refers to the sturdy bowl where you place ...

Mechanic Jack has gone viral time and again for some pretty miraculous bodywork repairs, bringing cars that probably belong in the crusher back to life. This is not one of them. This is a crunched ...

Around three billion tons of cement are produced around the world each year (Guillaume, 2014), of which the majority is consumed in developing countries due to ceaselessly growing demand, attributed ...

Marines were conducting mountain training exercise when mortar exploded. March 19, 2013— -- Seven Marines were killed and at least eight others were injured when a powerful 60mm mortar exploded ...

DRAWSKO POMORSKIE, Poland (Sept. 16, 2015) -- There's a lot of coordination that takes place between a mortar platoon and the fire support specialists (forward observers) to ensure their lethal rounds ...