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  2. Chinese water torture - Wikipedia

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    A victim of Chinese water torture at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York A reproduction of a Chinese water torture apparatus at Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial Chinese water torture , or use of a dripping machine , [ 1 ] is a mentally painful process in which cold water is slowly dripped onto the scalp, forehead or face for a prolonged ...

  3. Water torture - Wikipedia

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    A victim of Chinese water torture at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York A reproduction of a Chinese water torture apparatus at Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial Chinese water torture , or use of a dripping machine, [ 17 ] is a mentally painful process in which cold water is slowly dripped onto the scalp, forehead or face for a prolonged ...

  4. Suikinkutsu - Wikipedia

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    The ryūsuion is the sound of the first few water drops at the beginning of washing hands. The suitekion describes both the sound of a lot of water falling at the same time during washing hands and the slower drops at the end of the washing. A superior suikinkutsu has water drops originating from different spots on the surface of the jar ...

  5. Drop (liquid) - Wikipedia

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    The major source of sound when a droplet hits a liquid surface is the resonance of excited bubbles trapped underwater. These oscillating bubbles are responsible for most liquid sounds, such as running water or splashes, as they actually consist of many drop-liquid collisions. [6] [7]

  6. Cross-linguistic onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    1.2 Bodily functions and involuntary sounds. 1.3 Cries of distress. 1.4 Interrupted speech. ... 5.7 Water dripping. 5.8 White water. 5.9 Wind blowing or waves flowing ...

  7. Shishi-odoshi - Wikipedia

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    A shishi-odoshi breaks the quietness of a Japanese garden with the sound of a bamboo rocker arm hitting a rock.. Shishi-odoshi (literally, "deer-frightening" or "boar-frightening"), in a wide sense, refers to Japanese devices made to frighten away animals that pose a threat to agriculture, including kakashi (), naruko (clappers) and sōzu.

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  9. Hydraulophone - Wikipedia

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    Hydraulophones use water-flow sound-producing mechanisms. They have a user interface, which is blocking water jets to produce sound. Those described in Mann's paper, Hydraulophone design considerations [3] use water jets striking perforated spinning disks, shafts, or valves, to create a pulsating water flow, similar to a siren disk. A single ...