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The bicep curl mainly targets the biceps brachii, brachialis and brachioradialis muscles. The biceps is stronger at elbow flexion when the forearm is supinated (palms turned upward) and weaker when the forearm is pronated. [1] The brachioradialis is at its most effective when the palms are facing inward, and the brachialis is unaffected by ...
1965–1973. The all-purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment (ALICE) is a set of load-carrying equipment adopted as United States Army Standard A on 17 January 1973 [1] to replace the M-1956 individual load-carrying equipment (ILCE) and M-1967 modernized load-carrying equipment (MLCE). Although since superseded by MOLLE, ALICE gear is ...
A jackhammer (pneumatic drill or demolition hammer in British English) is a pneumatic or electro-mechanical tool that combines a hammer directly with a chisel. It was invented by William McReavy, who then sold the patent to Charles Brady King. [ 1 ] Hand-held jackhammers are generally powered by compressed air, but some are also powered by ...
The Armement Air-Sol Modulaire[5][6](meaning Modular Air-to-Ground Armament), commonly called AASMHammer(standing for Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range),[7]is a French, all-weather, smartair-to-surface stand-off weapon developed by Safran Electronics & Defense. Meant for both close air supportand deep strike missions, the AASM is ...
Hammer, sometimes an additional spike. Haft type. One- or two-handed. A war hammer (French: martel-de-fer, "iron hammer") is a weapon that was used by both foot soldiers and cavalry. It is a very old weapon and gave its name, owing to its constant use, to Judah Maccabee, a 2nd-century BC Jewish rebel, and to Charles Martel, one of the rulers of ...
The hammer and fixed firing pin of a Smith & Wesson Model 13 revolver. A firing pin or striker is a part of the firing mechanism of a firearm that impacts the primer in the base of a cartridge and causes it to fire. In firearms terminology, a striker is a particular type of firing pin where a compressed spring acts directly on the firing pin to ...
t. e. In materials science, the Charpy impact test, also known as the Charpy V-notch test, is a standardizedhigh strain ratetest which determines the amount of energyabsorbed by a material during fracture. Absorbed energy is a measure of the material's notchtoughness.
An ounce-force is 1 ⁄ 16 of a pound-force, or about 0.2780139 newtons. It is defined as the force exerted by a mass of one avoirdupois ounce under standard gravity (at the surface of the earth, its weight). The "ounce" in "ounce-force" is equivalent to an avoirdupois ounce; ounce-force is a measurement of force using avoirdupois ounces.