People can't get enough of hydraulic presses crushing stuff

Not even a Nokia is strong enough to survive.
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Not even a Nokia 3310 is strong enough to withstand the power of a hydraulic press.

If you're unfamiliar with the machine, hydraulic presses use a hydraulic cylinder and a small pedestal to crush, straighten or mold metals. Or, as the Internet has recently become hip to, it's great for obliterating a bunch of random stuff.


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Youtube videos and GIFs from the Hydraulic Press Channel Youtube channel have been exploding on Reddit, sharing the sweet beauty of smashing things to smithereens. It's even inspired a new subreddit r/hydraulicpressgifs










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