Any time the revs rise past the thresholds for the exhaust bypass valves, the Aston's sound transforms from a somewhat truck-y thud to a concussive, fiery staccato.

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But when he rigged the truck's bell to sound more like a jazz cymbal, he wound up making more money that summer than he'd made teaching for nine months.

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The world is barely getting to grips with the notion of 4K, which already solves pixelation at regular viewing distances, so why did the BBC and Japanese broadcaster NHK go to the expense of sending a dedicated SHV video truck, a SHV audio truck rigged for 22.2 channel sound, and the world's only three 8K Ultra HDTV cameras to London?

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It is now possible to order a pickup truck with heated and ventilated leather seats, a hi-fi sound system and state of the art navigation, for a level of factory-delivered luxury that pickup owners could only find in the aftermarket just years ago.

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Those on the truck sustained minor injuries, including Bhutto, who said her eardrum was perforated by the loud sound of the explosion.

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