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  2. Fireworks - Wikipedia

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    The color of sparks is limited to red/orange, yellow/gold and white/silver. This is explained by light emission from an incandescent solid particle in contrast to the element-specific emission from the vapor phase of a flame. [19] Light emitted from a solid particle is defined by black-body radiation.

  3. Kryptonics (company) - Wikipedia

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    Kryptonics soon became the dominant wheel for all types of skateboarding, excelling on all types of terrain and winning more races than any other wheel brand. Skateboarders such as Stacy Peralta , Tony Alva , Steve Alba , Micke Alba , David Hackett , Bobby Piercy , Tommy Ryan , and many others were or are sponsored by Kryptonics.

  4. Spark-gap transmitter - Wikipedia

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    [106] [107] In response Congress passed the 1912 Radio Act, in which licenses were required for all radio transmitters, maximum damping of transmitters was limited to a decrement of 0.2 to get old noisy non-syntonic transmitters off the air, and amateurs were mainly restricted to the unused frequencies above 1.5 MHz and output power of 1 kilowatt.

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  6. Alloy wheel - Wikipedia

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    The term "mag wheels" became synonymous with die-cast wheels made from any material, from modern aluminium alloy wheels to plastic and composite wheels used on items like bicycles, wheelchairs, and skateboards. [4] [5] However, pure magnesium wheels are no longer produced, being found only on classic cars. Pure magnesium suffers from many problems.

  7. Limited-slip differential - Wikipedia

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    In this situation, a limited-slip differential prevents excessive power from being allocated to one wheel, and so keeps both wheels in powered rotation. [6] The advantages of LSD in high-power, rear-wheel drive automobiles were demonstrated during the United States "Muscle-Car" era from the mid 1960s through the early 1970s.

  8. Airless tire - Wikipedia

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    12-16.5 Mk1 Croc Tyre with rim center fitted. Airless tires, non-pneumatic tires (NPT), or flat-free tires are tires that are not supported by air pressure. [1] [2] [3] They can be used on small vehicles such as ride-on lawn mowers and motorized golf carts. They also are used on heavy equipment required to operate on sites where risk of tire ...

  9. Five-limit tuning - Wikipedia

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    5-limit Tonnetz. Five-limit tuning, 5-limit tuning, or 5-prime-limit tuning (not to be confused with 5-odd-limit tuning), is any system for tuning a musical instrument that obtains the frequency of each note by multiplying the frequency of a given reference note (the base note) by products of integer powers of 2, 3, or 5 (prime numbers limited to 5 or lower), such as 2 −3 ·3 1 ·5 1 = 15/8.