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  2. Mangle (machine) - Wikipedia

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    This process takes much less time than ironing with the usual iron and ironing board. There were many electric rotary ironers on the American market including Solent, Thor, Ironrite and Apex. By the 1940s the list had grown to include Bendix, General Electric, Kenmore and Maytag. [ 4 ]

  3. Ironing - Wikipedia

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    Ironing a shirt. Ironing is the use of an iron, usually heated, to remove wrinkles and unwanted creases from fabric. [1] The heating is commonly done to a temperature of 180–220 °C (360–430 °F), depending on the fabric. [2] Ironing works by loosening the bonds between the long-chain polymer molecules in the fibres of the material. While ...

  4. Sarah Boone - Wikipedia

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    The patent drawing for the ironing board invented by Sarah Boone. Sarah Marshall was born in Craven County, North Carolina, near the town of New Bern, in 1832. [6] Along with her three siblings, she was born into slavery and barred from formal education. [7] [8] Sarah was educated by her grandfather at home. [8]

  5. GRASP (object-oriented design) - Wikipedia

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    Information expert (also expert or the expert principle) is a principle used to determine where to delegate responsibilities such as methods, computed fields, and so on. Using the principle of information expert, a general approach to assigning responsibilities is to look at a given responsibility, determine the information needed to fulfill it ...

  6. Steam locomotive components - Wikipedia

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    The diagram, which is not to scale, is a composite of various designs in the late steam era. Some components shown are not the same as, or are not present, on some locomotives – for example, on smaller or articulated types. Conversely, some locomotives have components not listed here.

  7. Extreme ironing - Wikipedia

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    Extreme Ironing (also called EI) is an extreme sport in which people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron items of clothing. According to the Extreme Ironing Bureau, extreme ironing is "the latest dangerous sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt."

  8. Ishikawa diagram - Wikipedia

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    Sample Ishikawa diagram shows the causes contributing to problem. The defect, or the problem to be solved, [1] is shown as the fish's head, facing to the right, with the causes extending to the left as fishbones; the ribs branch off the backbone for major causes, with sub-branches for root-causes, to as many levels as required.