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  2. Flea - Wikipedia

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    Their legs are long, the hind pair well adapted for jumping; a flea can jump vertically up to 18 centimetres (7 inches) and horizontally up to 33 cm (13 in), [5] making the flea one of the best jumpers of all known animals (relative to body size), second only to the froghopper. A flea can jump 60 times its length in height and 110 times its ...

  3. Altica - Wikipedia

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    Altica (Neo-Latin from Greek ἁλτικός, haltikós, "jumper" or "jumping") is a large genus of flea beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae, with about 300 species, distributed nearly worldwide. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The genus is best represented in the Neotropical realm , well represented in the Nearctic and Palearctic , but occurs also in the ...

  4. Sminthurus viridis - Wikipedia

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    The species is known by common names such as clover springtail, [1] lucerne flea, [2] or lucerne earth flea. [3] Common names such as lucerne flea are misleading because, being a member of the Collembola, this species is not even remotely related to the fleas. Calling it a "flea" simply is a reference to its jumping ability and its small size. [4]

  5. Flea circus - Wikipedia

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    Jumping fleas are used for kicking small lightweight balls. They are carefully given a ball; when they try to jump away (which is not possible because of the harness), they shoot the ball instead. Running fleas can pull small carts and vehicles or rotate a Ferris wheel. [5] [full citation needed]

  6. Slow motion - Wikipedia

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    The second type of slow motion is achieved during post production. This is known as time-stretching or digital slow motion. This type of slow motion is achieved by inserting new frames in between frames that have actually been photographed. The effect is similar to overcranking as the actual motion occurs over a longer time.

  7. Kauravi dialect - Wikipedia

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    Standard Hindi (also High Hindi, Manak Hindi) is the language of the government and is one of the official languages of India, Standard Urdu is the state language and national language of Pakistan, Dakhini is the historical literary dialect of the Deccan region, and Rekhta the "mixed" Hindustani of medieval poetry. [12]

  8. Stroboscope - Wikipedia

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    A strobe light flashing at the proper period can appear to freeze or reverse cyclical motion. A stroboscope, also known as a strobe, is an instrument used to make a cyclically moving object appear to be slow-moving, or stationary.

  9. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag - Wikipedia

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    Bhaag Milkha Bhaag [4] [a] (transl. Run, Milkha, Run) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, written by lyricist Prasoon Joshi, and produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures in association with Rajiv Tandon and editor P.S. Bharathi under the ROMP Pictures banner.