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  2. Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird - Wikipedia

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    [10] In 1974, a pair of SR-71 flights set the records for highest sustained flight and quickest flight between London and New York. In 1976, it became the fastest airbreathing manned aircraft, previously held by its predecessor, the closely related Lockheed YF-12. [11] [12] [13] As of 2024, the Blackbird still holds all three world records.

  3. Monty Hall problem - Wikipedia

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    No matter how the car is hidden and no matter which rule the host uses when he has a choice between two goats, if A wins the car then B also does. For example, strategy A "pick door 1 then always stick with it" is dominated by the strategy B "pick door 2 then always switch after the host reveals a door": A wins when door 1 conceals the car ...

  4. State of matter - Wikipedia

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    The term phase is sometimes used as a synonym for state of matter, but it is possible for a single compound to form different phases that are in the same state of matter. For example, ice is the solid state of water, but there are multiple phases of ice with different crystal structures , which are formed at different pressures and temperatures.

  5. List of states of matter - Wikipedia

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    Matter organizes into various phases or states of matter depending on its constituents and external factors like pressure and temperature. Except at extreme temperatures and pressures, atoms form the three classical states of matter: solid , liquid and gas .

  6. PTS (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    PTS stands for Plavayushchij Transportyer - Sryednyj or medium amphibious transport vehicle. Its industrial index was Ob'yekt 65 . Introduced in 1965, [ 1 ] it is large, with a substantial payload of 10 tons, two to four times the capacity of the BAV 485 , and better cross-country performance, at the cost of somewhat higher purchase costs ...

  7. Litter (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of people. Smaller litters may take the form of open chairs or beds carried by two or more carriers, some being enclosed for protection from the elements.

  8. M551 Sheridan - Wikipedia

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    The M551 "Sheridan" AR/AAV (Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle) was a light tank developed by the United States and named after General Philip Sheridan, of American Civil War fame. It was designed to be landed by parachute and to swim across rivers.

  9. Ford Nucleon - Wikipedia

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    The Nucleon is the inspiration for nuclear cars in the Fallout video game franchise. [7] For example, in-game billboards describe the fictional Chryslus Corvega Atomic V8 as having an "Atomic V8" engine. The game's depiction is purely satirical, as the cars explode into an implausible mushroom cloud and release radiation when shot. [8] [9]