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• Spaceframe
  [[Image:SpaceFrame02.png|right|thumb|250px|Simplified space frame roof with the half-octahedron highlighted in blue]] ...tructed from interlocking struts in a [[geometry|geometric]] [[pattern]]. Space frames usually utilize a multidirectional span, and are often used to accom
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• Elba
  [[Image:Elba isl.jpg|thumb|300px|Elba (top center) from space, February 1994]] [[Free-diving|Free-diver]] [[Jacques Mayol]] committed suicide here on [[December 22]], [[2001
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• Cylinder (engine)
  ...rs", which means that they are not part of the main casting and coolant is free to flow around the outside each individual cylinder. Wet lined engines hav
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• Rear-wheel drive
  ...mpler and typically does not involve packing as many parts into as small a space as does front wheel drive, thus requiring less disassembly or specialized t ...to help in cornering quickly, or in turning the car around in a very small space. Many enthusiasts make a [[motorsports|sport]] of drifting, and will drift
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• Formula One racing
  A '''Formula One race''' takes place over an entire weekend, with two free practice sessions on Friday, a practice session and a qualifying session on == Free practice sessions==
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• Car battery
  The majority of batteries today are maintenance free and don't require top up. ...It is surprising how powerful an explosion can be caused in the small air space above the electrolyte can occur, but when one cell explodes, it sets off a
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• Rear wheel drive
  ...mpler and typically does not involve packing as many parts into as small a space as does front wheel drive, thus requiring less disassembly or specialized t ...to help in cornering quickly, or in turning the car around in a very small space. Many enthusiasts make a [[motorsports|sport]] of drifting, and will drift
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• Cubism
  ...figure) planes interpenetrate one another to create the ambiguous shallow space characteristic of cubism. ...s, one effect of which was the introduction of brighter colors into cubist space.
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• Run flat tires
  ...fe cycle. Later designs such as the BMW 3 Series (E90 Series) do not have space to carry a spare tire since the vehicle design was conceived from the outse Further advantages are gleaned from not needing to carry a spare wheel: The space can be used for other purposes. Also, the absence of a spare wheel contrib
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• Spacecraft propulsion
  ...a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the [[John C. Stennis Space Center]] in [[Hancock County, Mississippi]]]] ...in momentum is called [[impulse]]. So the goal of a propulsion method in space is to create an impulse.
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• Effedi
  ...visual performance of the car is ensured by the ergonomics of the internal space, the driving and seating position, and the high visibility windscreen. The ...Maranello4 SCE is exempt from the London congestion charge and parking is free in many areas. With the saving on fuel, the congestion charge, parking in L
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• Roller bearing
  ...aft in a much larger hole, and cylinders called "rollers" tightly fill the space between the shaft and hole. As the shaft turns, each roller acts as the lo ...s run within the rated load, and if the bearing materials are sufficiently free of microscopic defects. Note that cooling, lubrication, and sealing are th
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• Roberto Cavalli
  ...[[Uffizi Gallery]]. Faithful to the family tradition, but equipped with a free and rebellious spirit, the young Cavalli decided to enroll at the local Art ...ith his signature animal prints, while still keeping faith to the original space, what was once the city’s most elegant tea-house. An innovative endeavour
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• Geneva
  ...sport control in the departure lounge. There are several '''cafes and duty free shopping''' as well, open 8am-11pm. ...ganization called [http://www.geneveroule.ch/ Genève Roule] lends bicycles free of charge for the day, from 30 April through 30 October. A passport or iden
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• Newton's Second Law
  ...perform any experiments to confirm it). Indeed, Galileo was not completely free of the shackles of the Aristotlean philosophy and he concluded that objects ...true examples of the law, as [[friction]] is usually present, and even in space, gravity acts upon an object, but it serves as a basic axiom for Newton's m
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• Dante Giacosa
  ...price in Italian lire equivalent to around 1000 [[pounds sterling]]. The [[space frame]] chassis was designed using steel tubes and the body consisted of li ...model, a two-seat sports car, the Project 202. Again he used a multi tube space frame chassis. The design being an adaptation of the single seat model. The
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• Ground effect
  ...for significant ground effect to be generated, and the idea of sealing the space under the wing section to the ground had not yet been developed. ...rear wheel centerline to re-accelerate the high speed underbody airflow to free flow conditions. High nose designs, starting with the [[Tyrrell 019]] of 19
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• Prototype
  ...y modelers), railroad equipment, motor trucks, motorcycles, airplanes, and space-ships (real-world such as Apollo/Saturn Vs, or the ISS). ...Metre]], and in 1983 the meter was redefined to be the distance in [[free space]] covered by [[speed of light|light]] in 1/299,792,458 of a [[second]] (thu
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• Transmission
  ...gether. The gears and [[clutch]]es ride on the mainshaft, the gears being free to turn relative to the mainshaft except when engaged by the clutches. ...are enclosed within the [[axle]] of the rear wheel. Because of the small space, they typically only offer a handful of different speeds, although at least
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• Ship
  ...iciency than the steam turbine but for many years had an inferior power-to-space ratio. About this period too, heavy [[fuel oil]] came into more general use ...oaming]] - Raised edges of hatches in decks for keeping water and articles free on the deck from falling into the hold.
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