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  • 11Muscle car — This 1966 Pontiac GTO is an example of a classic muscle car Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high performance automobiles.[1] The Merriam Webster definition is more limiting, any of a group of American made 2 door sports coupes… …

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  • 12Engine braking — is where the retarding forces within an engine are used to slow a vehicle down, as opposed to using an external braking mechanism, for example friction brakes or magnetic brakes. The term is often confused with several other types of braking,… …

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  • 13Diving watch — Omega Seamaster model 2220.80, with a water resistance of 300 m (1,000 ft). The second crown (at 10 o clock) is a helium release valve. A diving watch is a watch designed for underwater diving that features, as a minimum, a water… …

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  • 14Stirling engine — Alpha type Stirling engine. There are two cylinders. The expansion cylinder (red) is maintained at a high temperature while the compression cylinder (blue) is cooled. The passage between the two cylinders contains the regenerator …

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  • 15Nissan Skyline — Manufacturer Prince Nissan Production 1957–present Class Compact car (1957–1989) …

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  • 16Yamaha XS 650 — Infobox Motorcycle name = Yamaha XS 650 aka = XS 1, XS 2 manufacturer = Yamaha Motor Company production = 1968 1985 predecessor = none successor = parent company = Yamaha Corporation class = engine = 654cc, 4 stroke, parallel twin, air cooled,… …

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  • 17Steam digester — [ Denis Papin s steam digester (1679)] The steam digester (or bone digester, and also known as Papin’s digester) is a high pressure cooker invented by French physicist Denis Papin in 1679. It is a device for extracting fats from bones in a high… …

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  • 18Briggs & Stratton — Infobox Company company name = Briggs Stratton company company type = Public {nyse|BGG} company slogan = foundation = 1908 location = Wauwatosa, WI, USA key people = John Shiely, CEO. num employees = 9,063 industry = products = | revenue =… …

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  • 19Thermodynamics — Annotated color version of the original 1824 Carnot heat engine showing the hot body (boiler), working body (system, steam), and cold body (water), the letters labeled according to the stopping points in Carnot cycle …

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  • 20Clessie Cummins — Clessie Lyle Cummins (December 27, 1888 August 17, 1968) was the founder of the Cummins Engine Co. He was an entrepreneur who improved on existing diesel engines, created new diesel engine designs, was awarded 33 United States patents for his… …

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