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![](https://web.archive.org/web/20060424162348im_/http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/spacer.gif) | | How Landfills Work - What happens to all of that trash the dump truck picks up every week? It doesn't just disappear into a parallel universe: Each day, we all contribute to the local landfill, and the waste disposal system is pretty involved. Learn what happens to the trash after you throw it away.
| | How Gas Prices Work - When gas prices are on the rise, it can be economically devastating –- an increase of just a penny per gallon can hit some of us pretty hard. Find out what drives the price at the pump.
| | How Fire Engines Work - We see them all the time, but do you ever think about everything these machines do? A fire engine is a combination personnel carrier, tool box and water tanker. Learn all about this amazing 3-in-1 machine.
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