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  2. Terminal velocity - Wikipedia

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    Terminal velocity. The downward force of gravity (Fg) equals the restraining force of drag (Fd) plus the buoyancy. The net force on the object is zero, and the result is that the velocity of the object remains constant. Terminal velocity is the maximum speed attainable by an object as it falls through a fluid (air is the most common example).

  3. Volleyball jargon - Wikipedia

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    Five-One: Six-player offensive system where a single designated setter sets regardless of court position. The player is responsible for the second touch on every reception of serve, and ideally every defensive play. Four Step Approach: The sequence of steps a hitter takes to meet a ball. Consisting of four steps.

  4. Glossary of cue sports terms - Wikipedia

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    The following is a glossary of traditional English-language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool, which denotes a host of games played on a table with six pockets; and snooker, played on a large pocket table, and which has a sport culture unto itself distinct from pool.

  5. Professional wrestling match types - Wikipedia

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    The traditional strap match involves two wrestlers tied together via a leather strap, with the strap match being one of the most varied forms of professional wrestling match type, both in name and implements used. The name used for the match generally comes from the implement used and one or both of the participants.

  6. Newton's laws of motion - Wikipedia

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    The total center of mass of the forks, cork, and toothpick is on top of the pen's tip. Significant aspects of the motion of an extended body can be understood by imagining the mass of that body concentrated to a single point, known as the center of mass. The location of a body's center of mass depends upon how that body's material is distributed.

  7. 50 Stories From People Who Had The ‘Pleasure’ Of ... - AOL

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    Image credits: Sam Humphreys #5. Well I've had two. One was notorious for calling the cops on me for whatever reason. Yeah, after about the fifth time he stopped.

  8. Glossary of climbing terms - Wikipedia

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    A controlled dynamic motion in which the hold is grabbed with one hand at the apex of upward motion of the body, while one or both feet and the other hand maintain contact with the rock. [34] See dynos. deck The ground below a climbing route (i.e they fell to the ground and "hit the deck"). See ground fall. [2] deep-water soloing. Also psicobloc.

  9. Peloton - Wikipedia

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    In a road bicycle race, the peloton (from French, originally meaning ' platoon ') is the main group or pack of riders. Riders in a group save energy by riding close (drafting or slipstreaming) to (particularly behind) other riders. The reduction in drag is dramatic; riding in the middle of a well-developed group, drag can be reduced by as much ...