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  2. Collapsing can - Wikipedia

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    As the water is boiled, water vapor is created and fills the space inside the can which then pushes the air out. H 2 O (l) → H 2 O (g) Then, inverting a water vapor-filled can into a water bath causes the water vapor to rapidly condense back to liquid water. The condensation of water reduces pressure inside the can, so the higher pressure ...

  3. Wegener–Bergeron–Findeisen process - Wikipedia

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    The Wegener–Bergeron–Findeisen process (after Alfred Wegener, Tor Bergeron and Walter Findeisen []), (or "cold-rain process") is a process of ice crystal growth that occurs in mixed phase clouds (containing a mixture of supercooled water and ice) in regions where the ambient vapor pressure falls between the saturation vapor pressure over water and the lower saturation vapor pressure over ice.

  4. Drownproofing - Wikipedia

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    Essentially the person grabs their knees to reduce the surface area exposed to the water and centralize body heat. It can be adapted and used as part of the drownproofing technique but is far more challenging due to the physical exertion required to hold your body in this shape, and the near impossibility of keeping your legs pressed to your ...

  5. Rainmaking - Wikipedia

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    According to the clouds' different physical properties, this can be done using airplanes or rockets to sow to the clouds with catalysts such as dry ice, silver iodide and salt powder, to make clouds rain or increase precipitation, to remove or mitigate farmland drought, to increase reservoir irrigation water or water supply capacity, to ...

  6. Can opener - Wikipedia

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    First Pocket and militar opener was the revolutionary pocket can opener, advertised as being for explorers, "Explorador español", manufactured in Spain in 1906, designed by D. José Valle Armesto, which would become the first pocket can opener, due to its lightness and versatility, as it allowed, in addition to opening cans, to do the same ...

  7. Capillary action - Wikipedia

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    Capillary action of water (polar) compared to mercury (non-polar), in each case with respect to a polar surface such as glass (≡Si–OH). Capillary action (sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in a narrow space without the assistance of external forces like gravity.

  8. Hydration pack - Wikipedia

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    The volume of the reservoir and the pack carrying it can vary widely depending on the purpose of the hydration pack. Some packs are extremely small and minimalist, designed to add as little weight as possible and remain secure while running or cycling, while others are more suited for backpacking and extended hikes, equipped with much larger bladders.

  9. Watering can - Wikipedia

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    The capacity of the container can be anywhere from 0.5 litres (for indoor household plants) to 10 litres (for general garden use). It is usually made of metal , ceramic or plastic . At the end of the spout, a "rose" (a device, like a cap, with small holes) can be placed to break up the stream of water into droplets, to avoid excessive water ...