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• Fallout shelter
  ...zerland, most residential shelters are no longer stocked with the food and water required for prolonged habitation and a large number have been converted by ...talled at the air-inlet and air outlet to prevent the penetration of blast waves caused by explosions outside of the shelter.
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• USS Mosley (DE-321)
  ...t attack blew the troop-loaded merchantman {{SS|Paul Hamilton}} out of the water, killing 580 men; the next wave hit two more merchant ships; and the final
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• USS Peterson (DE-152)
  ...first [[United States Navy]] ship so named. This ship was named for Chief Water Tender [[Oscar V. Peterson]] (1899–1942), who was awarded the [[Medal of ...' picked up the crew and [[Unterseeboot 550|''U–550'']] slid beneath the waves at 14:30. The three escorts rejoined the convoy and steamed safely to [[Lis
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• Mking Charcoal: Indirect by burning inside a barrel
  ...a clean burning fuel (such as natural or LP gas) the emissions are mostly water vapors with very little smoke. It is not difficult to do and, even when bur ...isture was driven off, it burned so clean that all you could see were heat waves. With the vent holes located in the bottom of the retort, the vapors and ga
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• The Colony (TV series)
  ...er, the volunteers were kept awake for thirty hours with almost no food or water. ...supplied with rudimentary materials, tools, and a small supply of food and water. How they use these resources is up to them.<ref name="Discovery" />
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• Type 91 torpedo
  |wingspan= 69 cm (27-1/4 in. in the air), 66 cm (26 in. in the water) ...e tail fins, acting as aerodynamic stabilizers, which were to shed away on water entry.
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• Lathyrus japonicus
  ...worldwide. Germination occurs when the hard outer seed coat is abraded by waves on sand and gravel.
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• Radar-absorbent material
  ...trix. The material's efficiency was partially reduced by the action of sea water.<ref>{{cite paper ...s coated with [[carbonyl iron]] or [[ferrite (magnet)|ferrite]]. [[Radar]] waves induce molecular oscillations from the alternating magnetic field in this p
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• Non-Newtonian fluid
  |Suspensions of corn starch or [[quicksand|sand in water]] |Paper pulp in water, latex paint, [[ice sheet dynamics|ice]], [[blood]], syrup, molasses
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• Colloid
  ...emulsified]] colloid of liquid [[butterfat]] globules dispersed within a [[water]]-based liquid.]] ...olloid particles spread throughout water, and depending on the quantity of water available that can take place in different states, e.g., [[gel]] or [[sol (
  27 KB (3,735 words) - 09:13, 20 September 2010
• Metallic bond
  Metals are insoluble in water or organic solvents unless they undergo a reaction with them. Typically thi
  26 KB (4,024 words) - 09:13, 20 September 2010
• Gravel
  ...t of the [[weathering]] and [[erosion]] of rocks. The action of rivers and waves tends to pile up gravel in large accumulations. This can sometimes result i ...ces by mountain streams and deposited on relatively flat ground, where the water runs more slowly.
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• Kefir
  ...composition. ''[[Tibicos|Water kefir]]'' (or kefir d'acqua) is grown in [[water]] with sugar (sometimes with added dry fruit such as [[ficus|fig]]s, and [[ ...c streptococci as well as lactose-fermenting yeast. Kefir grains contain a water soluble [[polysaccharide]] known as [[kefiran]] that imparts a rope-like te
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)
  | Topped by a three-sided flame and gem on a lotus pedestal. Water jug shaped container with {{nihongo|Fish roe pattern|魚々子|nanako}} an | Used for the Buddhist abhiseka ceremony of sprinkling water on the head of a devotee. Honeysuckle arabesque, clouds, Buddhas, bodhisat
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• Asphalt concrete
  ...mixture is easy to work and compact. The emulsion will break after enough water evaporates and the cold mix will, ideally, take on the properties of cold H ...and remove cracking, although the recycled material is generally not very water-tight or smooth and should be overlaid with a new layer of asphalt concrete
  9 KB (1,283 words) - 09:20, 20 September 2010
• Sandstone
  ...that are primarily composed of sandstone usually allow [[percolation]] of water and other fluids and are [[porosity|porous]] enough to store large quantiti ...nsion; i.e., ceasing to be rolled or bounced along the bottom of a body of water (e.g., seas or rivers) or ground surface (e.g., in a desert or [[erg]]). Fi
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• Riprap
  ...ts, pilings and other shoreline structures against [[Bridge scour|scour]], water or ice erosion. ...be used on any waterways or water containment where there is potential for water erosion.
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• Ethylene oxide
  ...ty of liquid ethylene oxide at 0 °C is about 5.5 times lower than that of water. The gas has a characteristic sweet odor of ether, noticeable when its conc |accessdate = 2009-09-29}}</ref> Ethylene oxide is readily soluble in water, [[ethanol]], [[diethyl ether]] and many organic solvents.<ref>{{cite web
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• Wildfire
  ...ography]], as land shape determines factors such as available sunlight and water for plant growth. Overall, fire types can be generally characterized by the ...ose water by [[evapotranspiration]], but water loss is usually balanced by water absorbed from the soil, humidity, or rain.<ref>{{vancite web | url = http:/
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• Scientific equations named after people
  ...<br/ >[[Benjamin–Ono equation]] || Fluid dynamics, Wave mechanics <br/ > Waves in fluids|| [[Brooke Benjamin|T. B. Benjamin]], [[Jerry L. Bona|J. L. Bona] | [[Boussinesq equations (water waves)|Boussinesq equations]] || Wave mechanics || [[Joseph Boussinesq]]
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