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  2. Pet door - Wikipedia

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    A pet door or pet flap (also referred to in more specific terms, such as cat flap, cat door, kitty door, dog flap, dog door, or doggy/doggie door) is a small opening to allow pets to enter and exit a building on their own without needing a human to open the door. Originally simple holes, the modern form is a hinged and often spring-loaded panel ...

  3. Maladroit - Wikipedia

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    Maladroit is the fourth studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on May 14, 2002, by Geffen Records.It was self-produced by the band, and was their first album to feature bassist Scott Shriner, following the departure of former bassist Mikey Welsh in 2001, although Shriner was featured in the music video for "Photograph" from the band's previous album Weezer (also known as the Green ...

  4. Monty Hall problem - Wikipedia

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    If the car is behind door 1, the host can open either door 2 or door 3, so the probability that the car is behind door 1 and the host opens door 3 is ⁠ 1 / 3 ⁠ × ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ = ⁠ 1 / 6 ⁠. If the car is behind door 2 – with the player having picked door 1 – the host must open door 3, such the probability that the car is behind door ...

  5. Dog (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    This word usage is a metaphor derived from the idea of a dog (animal) biting and holding on, the "dog" name derived from the basic idea of how a dog jaw locks on, by the movement of the jaw, or by the presence of many teeth. In engineering the "dog" device has some special engineering work when making it – it is not a simple part to make as ...

  6. Split-flap display - Wikipedia

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    The Signaltron main departure board at Praha-Smíchov station, Czech Republic (2012), manufactured by Pragotron Schematic of a split-flap display in a digital clock display An animation of how a split-flap display works Flap departure board at Gare du Nord, Paris (2007) Section of a split-flap display board at Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof (2005) Enlarged inner workings of a split-flap clock

  7. Raditude - Wikipedia

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    Raditude is the seventh studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on October 30, 2009, and is their final album on DGC Records, Geffen Records and Interscope Records.

  8. Googlewhack - Wikipedia

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    Participants at Googlewhack.com discovered the sporadic "cleaner girl" bug in Google's search algorithm where "results 11 of thousands" were returned for two relatively common words [4] such as Anxiousness Scheduler [5] or Italianate Tablesides. [6] Googlewhack went offline in November 2009 after Google stopped providing definition links.

  9. Flap (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    Trailing edge flaps extended on the right on a typical airliner (an Airbus A310-300). Leading edge slats are also extended, on the left. A flap is a high-lift device used to reduce the stalling speed of an aircraft wing at a given weight. Flaps are usually mounted on the wing trailing edges of a fixed-wing aircraft. Flaps are used to reduce the ...