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  2. Splint (laboratory equipment) - Wikipedia

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    A box of cylindrical splints. A splint (or spill or splinter) is a simple piece of equipment used in scientific laboratories.Splints are typically long, thin strips of wood, about 6 inches (15 cm) long and ¼ inch (6 mm) wide, and are consumable but inexpensive.

  3. Fire retardant gel - Wikipedia

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    To do so, the gel is applied to an area of the body. Next, a fuel is placed on top of the gel. When ready to film the scene, the fuel is lit on fire. The gel insulates the person from the energy released from the burning fuel. The energy from the burning fuel goes into the gel, but not the stunt person.

  4. Water gel explosive - Wikipedia

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    Tovex, a form of water gel explosive. A water-gel explosive is a fuel-sensitized explosive mixture consisting of an aqueous ammonium nitrate solution that acts as the oxidizer. [1] Water gels that are cap-insensitive are referred to under United States safety regulations as blasting agents. Water gel explosives have a jelly-like consistency and ...

  5. Why not all 'high-protein' food products are good for you - AOL

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    Many foods marketed as 'high-protein' may not be as healthy as they claim due to their high-fat, sodium, and sugar content, shows a study from Spain.

  6. Social Security Fairness Act takes big step towards passage - AOL

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    Lawmakers are moving ahead with a bipartisan bill that would provide enhanced Social Security benefits to millions of Americans, but hurdles remain.

  7. '1923' actress died for 3 minutes, suffered complete organ ...

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    The next day, she said she woke up feeling "very weak" like she couldn't walk. She'd had plans to travel to Las Vegas to film a commercial, and a family member drove her there from her home in L.A ...

  8. Pyrotechnic colorant - Wikipedia

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    The red lithium flame leads to lithium's use in flares and pyrotechnics Copper compounds glow green or blue-green in a flame. Calcium compounds glow orange in a flame. Sodium compounds glow yellow in a flame. A pyrotechnic colorant is a chemical compound which causes a flame to burn with a particular color.

  9. Police illegally sell restricted weapons, supplying crime

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    A CBS News investigation found dozens of law enforcement leaders — sheriffs, captains, lieutenants, chiefs of police — buying and illegally selling firearms, even weapons of war, across 23 U.S ...