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Tripedalism (from the Latin tri = three + ped = foot) is locomotion by the use of three limbs. Real-world tripedalism is rare, in contrast to the common bipedalism of two-legged animals and quadrupedalism of four-legged animals. Bilateral symmetry seems to have become entrenched very early in evolution, appearing even before appendages like ...
A tripod is a portable three-legged frame or stand, used as a platform for supporting the weight and maintaining the stability of some other object. The three-legged (triangular stance) design provides good stability against gravitational loads as well as horizontal shear forces, and better leverage for resisting tipping over due to lateral forces can be achieved by spreading the legs away ...
An extension ladder. A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps commonly used for climbing or descending. There are two types: rigid ladders that are self-supporting or that may be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rollable ladders, such as those made of rope or aluminium, that may be hung from the top.
In a new Instagram video shared on Dec. 19, the Serendipity star, ... the star wore a pair of towering combat boots with thick soles as she placed ornaments on her tree on a three-step ladder.
Another optical illusion has taken the internet by storm. This may join the ranks of the dress and the woman with a "missing" leg.This one involves the opposite: a woman with supposedly too many legs.
Meet SpaceHopper, a three-legged hopping asteroid explorer. ... 12 PM. Apollo mission astronauts who visited the moon between 1969 and 1972 found a hopping motion useful for navigating its surface
This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. ... (3 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Games of physical skill" ... Three-legged race; Throwing sports ...
A three-legged bear recently startled a Florida family when it walked onto their property, peered into their fridge and popped open some cool ones. A three-legged bear named Tripod stole White ...