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  2. Breaker bar - Wikipedia

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    A breaker bar is able to create a larger amount of rotational force compared to a standard socket wrench. A standard breaker bar is strong enough to allow the user to apply up to 2,500 pound-feet (3,400 N⋅m) of torque without breaking the bar. [3] A high-end 1/2" socket wrench can withstand a maximum of 500 pound-feet (680 N⋅m) of torque. [4]

  3. Tablespoon - Wikipedia

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    The unit of measurement varies by region: a United States liquid tablespoon is approximately 14·8mL (exactly 12 US fluid ounce; about 0·52 imperial fluid ounce), a British tablespoon is approximately 14·2mL (exactly 12 imperial fluid ounce; about 0·48 US fluid ounce), an international metric tablespoon is exactly 15mL (about 0·53 ...

  4. List of types of spoons - Wikipedia

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    Teaspoon — small, suitable for stirring and sipping tea or coffee; standard capacity one third of a tablespoon; a cooking measure of volume; Tablespoon — sometimes used for ice cream and soup; standard capacity of three teaspoons; a cooking measure of volume; M1926 spoon — Army issue with mess kits from 1941 to 2002, volume of two tablespoons

  5. Dessert spoon - Wikipedia

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    As a unit of Apothecary measure, the dessert-spoon was an unofficial but widely used unit of fluid measure equal to two fluid drams, or ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠ fluid ounce. [4] However, even when approximated, its use was discouraged: "Inasmuch as spoons vary greatly in capacity, and from their form are unfit for use in the dosage of medicine, it is ...

  6. Robertson screw - Wikipedia

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    A Robertson screw, also known as a square screw [1] or Scrulox, [2] is a type of screw with a square-shaped socket in the screw head and a corresponding square protrusion on the tool. Both the tool and socket have a slight taper .

  7. Head (vessel) - Wikipedia

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    This is a torispherical head also named Semi ellipsoidal head (According to DIN 28013). The radius of the dish is 80% of the diameter of the cylinder ( r 1 = 0.8 × D o {\displaystyle r_{1}=0.8\times Do} ).

  8. Approximate measures - Wikipedia

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    2 fl dram or 8 mL [13] 14: 2 dessertspoons = 1 tablespoon tablespoon (mouthful) tbsp. or T., rarely tbls. 12 fluid ounce or 20 mL [10] most common size: 5 fl dr or 20 mL [17] 4 fluidrachm or 16 mL, [11] or 15 mL [18] (actual range: 12.8–15.6 mL [12]) 1/2 fl oz or 15 mL [13] [15] 12: 2 tablespoons = 1 handful handful (fluid ...

  9. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    The system can be traced back to the measuring systems of the Hindus [18]: B-9 and the ancient Egyptians, who subdivided the hekat (about 4.8 litres) into parts of 12, 14, 1 ⁄ 8, 1 ⁄ 16, 1 ⁄ 32, and 1 ⁄ 64 (1 ro, or mouthful, or about 14.5 ml), [19] and the hin similarly down to 1 ⁄ 32 (1 ro) using hieratic notation, [20] as ...