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Present Although this metal has only been in production commercially for about 150 years, it is one of the primary metals that is used in today's society, producing about 31 million tonnes in 1999.
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IC forklifts provide the ability to be refuelled on the fly: simply fill it up at a gas pump or load a new propane canister on and your forklift is ready to continue working in no time. No fuel storage requirements. However the biggest downside of an electric forklift is the battery downtime. Electric forklifts are powered by large, heavy, lead-acid batteries that are considerably larger and more powerful than car batteries. The batteries typically provide enough power for one...
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The earliest windshields, introduced by 1904, folded down. When mud, rain, or other substances blocked the view forward, a driver could simply tip the top half down for an unobstructed view. (Goggles came in handy in those situations.) While windshields were seen to be useful, they posed a serious danger. Manufacturers quickly discovered that during an accident, their glass windshields could shatter, sending a shower of sharp shards into the vehicle. Glass windshields proved most hazardous...
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In the late 1950's, California surfers invented the skateboard as a means of surfing outside of water. The University of Plymouth was the first university to offer a degree in surfing. Hawaiian surfers prized California redwood as material for making boards long before anyone actually surfed in Southern California. The Beach Boys were high school buddies in Manhattan Beach who pioneered the surf sound of the 1960s. Drummer Dennis Wilson, the only member of the group who surfed, suggested to Beach...
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Leaves ripen from the ground upwards and were once picked several times before a field was entirely harvested. This task called "Cropping" is now mainly mechanised and completed in one pass Prior to this a tractor pulled a wheeled sled between the rows and croppers sitting on seats pulled the leaves. These were then passed to "Stringers" who sit further up the sled and wrapped bundles of leaves in twine. Each team comprises 10 people, 4 croppers, 4 stringers, a packer and a driver so was very...
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Thomas Frognell Dibdin (1776-1847) published a book in 1809 called THE BIBLIOMANIA; or, Book-Madness; containing some account of the History, Symptoms, and Cure of this Fatal Disease. Books used to be chained to the bookshelves in libraries? They still are in fictional places like Hogwarts (Harry Potter books) and The Unseen University Library (Terry Pratchett's Discworld books). Books were sold unbound in quires (gatherings of printed sheets or signatures). If you wanted a bound book you had to...
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In China, apricots were grown 4000 years ago and peaches over 2000 years ago. The modern tradition of tossing rice at the happy couple evolved from an ancient practice of throwing apples at weddings � likely to the relief of the newlyweds. The game of apple-bobbing began as a Celtic New Year's tradition for trying to determine one's future spouse. 80 per cent of grapes, the most widely grown fruit in the world, are fermented and then bottled as wine, brandy, cognac, and other drinks. The skin...
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1969 Ibuprofen was invented. This drug is important because it replaces its more dangerous relative, aspirin. Aspirin causes stomach distress in 2-10% of users, as well as affecting the blood's ability to clot. Reye's syndrome, another serious side effect of aspirin, affects children recovering from chicken pox or flu, causing confusion, irritability, nausea, and sometimes death. So, Ibuprofen acts like aspirin by blocking prostaglandins, which play a major role in sensing pain. In addition...
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Lead is a major constituent of the Lead-acid battery used extensively in car batteries. Lead was used as a white pigment in Lead paint. Lead is used as a colouring element in ceramic glazes. Lead was used for plumbing in Ancient Rome. Lead sticks were used as pencils but has been replaced by graphite for the last 450 years. Lead is used as projectiles for firearms and fishing sinkers because of its density, low cost versus alternative products and ease of use due to relatively low melting point...
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In the Middle Ages it was felt that the silhouette should be restrained, especially the breasts, which they thought should be firm and small. In those days, women wore many styles of corsets over their dresses, all with the similar purpose of flattening their breasts. An iron hinged armour like corset was worn to flatten the body giving a smooth outline beneath gowns. The iron corset must have been exceptionally uncomfortable and heavy to wear and could only have been worn by Elizabethan ladies...
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With the advent of steam and later diesel engines sailing boats were relegated to recreational and sports use. Wooden masts had been in use for many thousands of years and proved itself as a reliable means of carrying sail. Things changed in the 20th century as boats began to be built solely for speed and racing. Aluminium masts in dinghies were first seen after the Second World War. They were tried in the development class dinghies such as the international moth and the international 14. There...
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1700 - Charcoal was replaced by Coal as the heating fuel. This turned out to be a bad idea, as the Sulphur in the Coal made the iron brittle and practically useless. The solution for this problem came from an unlikely source; beer brewing (making). Beer brewers had had a similar problem with this, when they tried to use Coal instead of Charcoal, the result was a bad smelling beer. Coke was invented to solve this problem. Coke is made by taking out the Sulphur in...
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How does induction of the immune response occur? The disease causing organisms contain proteins called "antigens" which stimulate the immune response. The resulting immune response is multi-fold and includes the synthesis of proteins called "antibodies." These proteins bind to the disease causing organisms and lead to their eventual destruction. In addition, "memory cells" are produced in an immune response. These are cells which remain in the blood stream, sometimes for the life span of the...
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