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  2. Gondola lift - Wikipedia

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    The drive motors for both sections are visible below the bull wheels. A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers.

  3. Gondola - Wikipedia

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    Gondola. The gondola (English: / ˈɡɒndələ /, Italian: [ˈɡondola]; Venetian: góndoła, Venetian: [ˈɡoŋdoɰa]) is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is typically propelled by a gondolier, who uses a rowing oar, which is not fastened to the hull, in a sculling ...

  4. Atwood machine - Wikipedia

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    Atwood's machine is a common classroom demonstration used to illustrate principles of classical mechanics. The ideal Atwood machine consists of two objects of mass m1 and m2, connected by an inextensible massless string over an ideal massless pulley. [1] Both masses experience uniform acceleration. When m1 = m2, the machine is in neutral ...

  5. Funchal Cable Car - Wikipedia

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    Gondola lift: Operating speed: 5 m/s: The Funchal Cable Car (Portuguese: Teleférico do Funchal), or Madeira Cable Car, is a gondola lift that transports people from ...

  6. Scotland's wrong and winding road that never was - AOL

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    What ended up being built was a shorter road to a base station at 100m (328ft) and a gondola system to take people to a top station - and the slopes - 650m (2,132ft) up the mountain. Nevis Range ...

  7. Drop tower - Wikipedia

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    A drop tower is a type of amusement park ride incorporating a central tower structure with one or more gondolas attached. In a typical modern configuration, each gondola carrying riders is lifted to the top of the tower and then released to free fall back down to ground level. This produces a feeling of weightlessness followed by rapid ...

  8. Peak 2 Peak Gondola - Wikipedia

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    Peak 2 Peak Gondola. Coordinates: 50°04′10″N 122°56′45″W. One of the 28 cabins on the Peak 2 Peak Gondola. The Peak 2 Peak Gondola is a tricable gondola lift at Whistler Blackcomb Resort in Whistler, British Columbia, linking Whistler Mountain 's Roundhouse Lodge with Blackcomb Mountain 's Rendezvous Lodge. It is the first lift to ...

  9. How to take care of leather - AOL

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    According to textile experts, the best way to keep items like leather jackets, shoes and couches in good shape is to use a leather conditioner every three months.