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  2. Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to ...

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    Image of a guillotine-style mousetrap seller in the mid-19th century. In February 1855, Emerson wrote in his journal, under the heading "Common Fame": If a man has good corn or wood, or boards, or pigs, to sell, or can make better chairs or knives, crucibles or church organs, than anybody else, you will find a broad hard-beaten road to his house, though it be in the woods.

  3. Plywood - Wikipedia

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    Plywood for indoor use generally uses the less expensive urea-formaldehyde glue, which has limited water resistance, while outdoor and marine-grade plywood are designed to withstand moisture, and use a water-resistant resorcinol-formaldehyde or phenol-formaldehyde glue to prevent delamination and to retain strength in high humidity.

  4. Canadian Lumber Standard - Wikipedia

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    For use outside, CLS timber should be treated for external use. [4] Details. CLS timber is kiln-dried and is white wood. [9] Tree sources include Fir, Pine and Spruce.

  5. Mouse Trap (board game) - Wikipedia

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    Mouse Trap (originally Mouse Trap Game) is a board game first published by Ideal in 1963 for two to four players. It is one of the first mass-produced three-dimensional board games. [1] [2] Players at first cooperate to build a working mouse trap in the style of a Rube Goldberg machine.

  6. Mousetrap - Wikipedia

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    If the mouse attempts to take the bait, the coin is displaced and the glass traps the mouse. [14] Another method of live trapping, the bucket trap , is to make a half-oval shaped tunnel with a toilet paper roll, put bait on one end of the roll, place the roll on a counter or table with the baited end sticking out over the edge, and put a deep ...

  7. Medium-density fibreboard - Wikipedia

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    A sample of MDF. Medium-density fibreboard (MDF) is an engineered wood product made by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals into wood fibre, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and a resin binder, and forming it into panels by applying high temperature and pressure. [1]

  8. Cladding (construction) - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the chimney effect, the cladding material itself can contribute to a fire. Brick has excellent fire resistance; planks or weatherboards made from fibre cement or steel have high fire resistance; aluminium and reconstituted timber products have good fire resistance, and timber weatherboards and plywood sheets have poor fire ...

  9. Mouse bungee - Wikipedia

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    In plastic frames a stabilisation weight is incorporated, which ensures the necessary weight. Ideally, it is in front of the Mouse and the cable length is manually set so that the entire mouse pad can be easily reached with the mouse, but does not create unnecessary loops in the cable. The back of the cable remains still on the table without ...