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  • 1Water-activated battery — A water activated battery is a disposable reserve battery that does not contain an electrolyte and hence produces no voltage until it is soaked in water for several minutes. Description Side view of water activated radiosonde battery …

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  • 2Battery (electricity) — For other uses, see Battery (disambiguation). Various cells and batteries (top left to bottom right): two AA, one D, one handheld ham radio battery, two 9 volt (PP3), two AAA, one C, one …

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  • 3List of battery types — In science and technology, a battery is a device that stores chemical energy and makes it available in an electrical form. Batteries consist of electrochemical devices such as one or more galvanic cells, fuel cells or flow cells. Although,… …

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  • 4Earth battery — An Earth battery is composed of a pair of electrodes made of two dissimilar metals, such as iron and copper, which are buried in the soil or immersed in the sea. A device that is placed in water is labeled a sea battery . It can act as a receiver …

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  • 5Survival suit — An immersion suit, or survival suit (or more specifically an immersion survival suit), is a special type of waterproof dry suit that protects the wearer from hypothermia from immersion in cold water, after abandoning a sinking or capsized vessel …

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  • 6Radiosonde — A GPS sonde, approx 220 × 80 ×75 mm (8.7 × 3.1 × 3 in) (with grounding station in background, used to perform a ground check and also recondition the humidity sensor) A radiosonde (Sonde is French for probe) is a unit for use in weather balloons… …

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  • 7Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster — The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) are the pair of large solid rockets used by the Space Shuttle during the first two minutes of powered flight. They are located on either side of the orange external propellant tank. Each SRB produces …

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  • 8Distress radiobeacon — PLB redirects here. For other uses, see PLB (disambiguation). Emergency position indicating radio beacons or EPIRBs Distress radio beacons, also known as emergency beacons, ELT or EPIRB, are tracking transmitters which aid in the detection and… …

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  • 9Legoland Windsor — Infobox Amusement park name = LEGOLAND Windsor location = Windsor, Berkshire location2 = England location3 = United Kingdom flagicon|UK coordinates = 51.46351°N, 0.65114°W address = LEGOLAND Windsor Park Ltd, Winkfield Road, Windsor, Berkshire,… …

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  • 10Air France Flight 447 — F GZCP, the aircraft involved in the accident Accident summary Date 1 June 2009 …

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