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11Metamorphoses (play) — Metamorphoses Written by Mary Zimmerman Characters Myrrha Midas Hermes Phaeton Aphrodite Erysichthon Alcyone King C …
12United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
13Chinese room — If you can carry on an intelligent conversation using pieces of paper slid under a door, does this imply that someone or something on the other side understands what you are saying? The Chinese room is a thought experiment by John Searle which… …
14Extended Industry Standard Architecture — Infobox Computer Hardware Bus name = EISA fullname = Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture caption = Three EISA Slots. invent date = 1988 invent name = Gang of Nine super name = PCI super date = 1993 width = 32 numdev = 1 per slot speed = 8.33… …
15Thumbcuffs — are a metal restraining device that lock thumbs in proximity to each other.Rarely used due to an increased possibility of injury, most commonly by tight cuffs blocking blood circulation, handcuffs are used instead. Thumbcuffs may also be used as… …
16Pop Goes the Weasel — is a jig, often sung as a nursery rhyme, that dates back to 17th century England, and was spread across the Empire by colonists. The song is also associated with jack in the box toys (when the song gets to pop the jack pops up). The tune or… …
17IMI Negev — Infobox Weapon name=Negev caption=The IMI Negev LMG origin=flag|Israel type=Light machine gun is ranged=yes service=1995–present used by=See Users wars=Al Aqsa Intifada, 2006 Lebanon War designer=Israel Military Industries Ltd (IMI) design… …
18Dashpot — A dashpot is a mechanical device, a damper which resists motion via viscous friction. The resulting force is proportional to the velocity, but acts in the opposite direction, slowing the motion and absorbing energy. It is commonly used in… …
19Spinners weasel — Spinner s weasel or clock reel is a mechanical yarn measuring device consisting of a spoked wheel with an internal ratcheting mechanism that clicks every two revolutions and makes a pop sound after the desired length of yarn is measured. This is… …
20Heckler & Koch HK21 — Infobox Weapon name=HK21 caption= origin=flag|West Germany type=General purpose machine gun is ranged=yes service= used by=See Users wars= designer=Heckler Koch design date=1961 manufacturer=Heckler Koch production date= number= variants=See… …
