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  2. Suction cup - Wikipedia

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    The working face of the suction cup is made of elastic, flexible material and has a curved surface. [3] When the center of the suction cup is pressed against a flat, non-porous surface, the volume of the space between the suction cup and the flat surface is reduced, which causes the air or water between the cup and the surface to be expelled past the rim of the circular cup.

  3. Plunger - Wikipedia

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    For the common plunger, the cup is pushed down against the drain opening, either pressing hard into the drain to force air in or pushing down until the rubber cup is flattened. The cup is then pulled out, creating a vacuum to pull blockage material upward and dislodge waste or other material.

  4. Cancer of unknown primary origin - Wikipedia

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    A diagnosis of CUP requires a clinical picture consistent with metastatic disease and one or more biopsy results inconsistent with a tumor cancer. CUP is found in about 3 to 5% of all people diagnosed with invasive cancer, [1] and carries a poor prognosis in most (80 to 85%) of those circumstances. The other 15 to 20% of patients, however, have ...

  5. Food poisoning is extremely common. But that doesn't ... - AOL

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    Here's what causes food poisoning, when you should be worried and what can be done to prevent having to experience it in the first place. Food poisoning is extremely common. But that doesn't mean ...

  6. Cupping therapy - Wikipedia

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    The third categorization relates to "the method of suction related types" including: fire, manual suction, and electrical suction cupping therapy. The fourth categorization relates to "materials inside cups" including: herbal products, water, ozone, moxa, needle, and magnetic cupping therapy. [26] Further categories of cupping were developed later.

  7. Should you throw out your black plastic cooking utensils? - AOL

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    In the study, researchers estimated that using black plastic kitchenware could cause an intake of 34,700 nanograms a day of decaBDE. But, in a section of the study on “Health and Exposure ...

  8. Smartwatch and fitness tracker bands have elevated levels of ...

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    In fact, more expensive wristbands made from fluorinated synthetic rubber can have especially high amounts of a particular forever chemical called perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA).

  9. Self-sealing suction cup - Wikipedia

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    The self-sealing suction cup is a suction cup that exerts a suction force only when it is in physical contact with an object. Unlike most other suction cups, it does not exert any suction force when it is not in contact with an object. [1] Its grasping ability is achieved entirely through passive means without the use of sensors, valves, or ...