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121Ferengi — For other meanings, see Ferengi#Etymology. Ferengi The Ferengi Alliance A trio of Ferengi Founder Grand Nagus Gint Home world Ferenginar Capital(s) City of Commerce …
122Highsider — A highsider or highside is a type of motorcycle accident which is caused by a rear wheel gaining traction when it is not facing in the direction of travel. For a highsider to take place, the rear wheel must first lose traction and drift out of… …
123Rolling resistance — Figure 1  Hard wheel rolling on and deforming a soft surface, resulting in the reaction force from the surface having a component that opposes the motion. Rolling resistance, sometimes called rolling friction or rolling drag, is the… …
124Beyblade (toy) — Beyblade (ベイブレード Beiburedo) is a line of high performance spinning top toys originally developed and manufactured by Takara starting in 2000. Both the toys and their name were inspired by Beigoma , a traditional spinning top. The introduction of… …
125List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
126Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …
127energy conversion — ▪ technology Introduction the transformation of energy from forms provided by nature to forms that can be used by humans. Over the centuries a wide array of devices and systems has been developed for this purpose. Some of these energy …
128Outline of automobiles — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to automobiles: Automobile (or motor car) – wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run… …
