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  2. Lloyd Groff Copeman - Wikipedia

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    Lloyd Groff Copeman (December 28, 1881 – July 5, 1956) [1] was an American inventor who devised the first electric stove and the flexible rubber ice cube tray, among other products. He had nearly 700 patents to his name, and he claimed that he could walk into any store and find one of his inventions.

  3. Charles Thilorier - Wikipedia

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    Charles-Saint-Ange Thilorier was a student at the École polytechnique in the class / year of 1815, who was mistakenly believed to have been the first person to create solid carbon dioxide ("dry ice"). Actually, a French inventor, Adrien-Jean-Pierre Thilorier (1790–1844), discovered dry ice.

  4. Dry ice - Wikipedia

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    Subliming dry ice pellet, with white frost on the surface. Dry ice colloquially means the solid form of carbon dioxide.It is commonly used for temporary refrigeration as CO 2 does not have a liquid state at normal atmospheric pressure and sublimes directly from the solid state to the gas state.

  5. Here's Everything You Need to Know About Dry Ice - AOL

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  6. Extreme cold weather clothing - Wikipedia

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    The original cold weather clothing was made of furs. The fibers of the fur trapped insulating air, lanolin on the fur repelled water. Knitted wool is an effective insulator when dry, but ineffective when wet. Goose down is the lightest insulator, and still used today. Its quality, called loft is a measure of its low density. It is ineffective ...

  7. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    Fibers invented between 1930 and 1970 include nylon, PTFE, polyester, Spandex, and Kevlar. Clothing producers soon adopted synthetic fibers, often using blends of different fibers for optimized properties. [100] Synthetic fibers can be knit and woven similarly to natural fibers. Synthetic fibers are made by humans through chemical synthesis as ...

  8. Where To Eat for Cheap in Every State - AOL

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    Alabama: Saw's Soul Kitchen. Birmingham Saw's Soul Kitchen serves amazing barbecue pork and chicken, according to reviewers. Sandwiches start at $9. It has a food truck called Saw's Street Kitchen.

  9. Clothing - Wikipedia

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    Clothing maintains a thermal balance; it keeps the skin dry and cool. It helps to keep the body from overheating while avoiding heat from the environment. [22] [23] Moisture comfort Moisture comfort is the prevention of a damp sensation. According to Hollies' research, it feels uncomfortable when more than "50% to 65% of the body is wet."