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A hose is a flexible hollow tube or pipe designed to carry fluids from one location to another, often from a faucet or hydrant. [1]Early hoses were made of leather, although modern hoses are typically made of rubber, canvas, and helically wound wire.
Special hoses designed to leak throughout their length are sometimes used to gently distribute water on a lawn or garden. These hoses have either many small holes drilled or punched in them, or are made of a porous material, such as sintered rubber particles. These "soaker hoses" [1] are a simple, low-cost, substitute for a drip irrigation system.
Corrugated hoses are used as economical, flexible connecting elements that permit movement, thermal expansion and vibrations, and that can be used as filling hoses. The starting material is a seamless or longitudinally welded, thin-walled tube into which corrugations are introduced by mechanical or hydraulic means using special tools.
Fire hoses connected to a fire engine in Vaughan, Ontario Tokyo Fire Department conducting a fire hose drill. Modern fire hoses use a variety of natural and synthetic fabrics and elastomers in their construction. These materials allow the hoses to be stored wet without rotting and to resist the damaging effects of exposure to sunlight and ...
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This company turns old fire hoses into accessories, preventing 200 million tons of material from going into landfills. London company transforms decommissioned fire hoses into handbags [Video ...
The White House said in a statement that Trump is expected to host and deliver remarks at the crypto summit before prominent CEOs, founders, and investors from the industry.
5-inch (13 cm) flex suction hose with Storz fittings, mounted on an engine. Flexible suction hose (Flex suction or suction hose), not to be confused with hard suction hose in U.S., is a specific type of fire hose used in drafting operations, when a fire engine uses a vacuum to draw water from a portable water tank, pool, or other static water source.