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In Drownproofing terminology, the great majority of people are "floaters". That is to say that, with the lungs fully inflated (or say at total lung capacity), they have slightly less specific gravity than water and will not start to sink until they exhale. [8] An average floater has 3–4 lb (1.4–1.8 kg) of positive buoyancy in fresh water.
A sink drain cover and a plastic sink plug A sink strainer used to completely replace the sink drain cover. In houses, sink strainers are often used as drain covers in sinks, showers and bathtubs. Water lines or kitchen systems can get gravel, deposits that break free, and other stray items in the line.
A glass stopper is often called a "ground glass joint" (or "joint taper"), and a cork stopper is called simply a "cork". Stoppers used for wine bottles are referred to as "corks", even when made from another material. [citation needed] A common every-day example of a stopper is the cork of a wine bottle.
In domestic applications, traps are typically U, S, Q, or J-shaped pipe located below or within a plumbing fixture.An S-shaped trap is also known as an S-bend.It was invented by Alexander Cumming in 1775 but became known as the U-bend following the introduction of the U-shaped trap by Thomas Crapper in 1880.
A 16 ft, 8 ft and/or sometimes 4 ft pitch reed stop imitative of the instrument. Cornet (French) Cornett (German) Corneta (Spanish) Flute: A multi-rank stop consisting of up to five ranks of wide-scaled pipes. The pitches include 8 ft, 4 ft, 2 + 2 ⁄ 3 ft, 2 ft and 1 + 3 ⁄ 5 ft. Three and four-rank cornets eliminate 8 ft and 4 ft ranks.
The figure-eight knot or figure-of-eight knot is a type of stopper knot. It is very important in both sailing and rock climbing as a method of stopping ropes from running out of retaining devices. Like the overhand knot , which will jam under strain, often requiring the rope to be cut, the figure-eight will also jam, but is usually more easily ...
Stopper may refer to: Bung, a plug used to stop the opening of a container Laboratory rubber stopper, a specific type of bung; Plug (sanitation), used to stop a drainage outlet; Defender (association football), in soccer (association football) Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper, a gun; Alternative name for a whitewater hole, in whitewater kayaking
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) does not recommend one specific recovery position, but advises on six key principles to be followed: [4] The casualty should be in as near a true lateral position as possible with the head dependent [clarification needed] to allow free drainage of fluid. The position should be stable.