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  2. Circle of death (boating) - Wikipedia

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    A circle of death can be initiated if the boat operator releases the steering mechanism while the boat is still powered, which means the propeller is still turning. The force of the rotating propeller blades incurs a force known as steering torque , causing the motor itself, which is mounted on a swivel jointed mechanism, to turn sharply into ...

  3. Dead man's switch - Wikipedia

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    On recreational vehicles such as boats, personal watercraft and snowmobiles, and on the control panel of many amusement rides, the user or operator has a cord or lanyard attached to their wrist or life jacket, that is in turn attached to a key mounted on the dead man's switch. Should the rider fall off the vehicle or the operator at least move ...

  4. Lanyard - Wikipedia

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    A retrieval lanyard is a nylon webbing lanyard used to raise and lower workers into confined spaces, such as storage tanks. An activation lanyard is a lanyard used to fire an artillery piece or arm the fuze on a bomb leaving an aircraft. [5] A deactivation lanyard is a dead man's switch, where pulling a lanyard free will disable a dangerous device.

  5. Kill switch - Wikipedia

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    An emergency switch in Japan. On railways, [1] an emergency stop is a full application of the brakes in order to bring a train to a stop as quickly as possible. [2] This occurs either by a manual emergency stop activation, such as a button being pushed on the train to start the emergency stop, or on some trains automatically, when the train has passed a red signal or the driver has failed to ...

  6. E.M.I.L.Y. - Wikipedia

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    E.M.I.L.Y. (sometimes, EMILY or Emily; acronym for Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard) is a robotic device used by lifeguards for rescuing swimmers. Created by Hydronalix, a maritime robotic company, and funded by the United States Navy, EMILY operates on battery power and is operated by remote control after being dropped into the water from shore, a boat, pier, or helicopter.

  7. Custom of the sea - Wikipedia

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    After provisions had run out, the sailors decided to kill the one "negro youth" on board (probably an enslaved person) rather than drawing lots, as one of them freely reported afterwards. The dead body was then smoked to last longer. [16] The Irish sailing barque Francis Spaight capsized and almost sunk in December 1836 near the coast of Canada ...

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