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  2. Magnet motor - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] A popular example of a magnet motor, although without rotating axis, was put forward by John Wilkins in 1670: A ramp with a magnet at the top, which pulled a metal ball up the ramp. Near the magnet was a small hole that was supposed to allow the ball to drop under the ramp and return to the bottom, where a flap allowed it to return to ...

  3. Answers (periodical) - Wikipedia

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    Answers was a British weekly [1] paper founded in 1888 by Alfred Harmsworth (later Lord Northcliffe). Originally titled Answers to Correspondents , before being shortened soon after, it initially consisted largely of answers to reader-submitted questions, [ 1 ] along with articles on miscellaneous topics, jokes, and serialized literature.

  4. Gadaa - Wikipedia

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    [clarification needed] The Boorana and Gujii Oromo groups near the Ethiopian-Kenyan border were able to practice Gadaa without interruption. In the state of Oromia under the Federal system of Ethiopia, the Gadaa system started a renaissance across Oromia. In 2015, the Gadaa Center at Odaa Bultum was inaugurated and in 2018, the Gadaa Center at ...

  5. Twenty questions - Wikipedia

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    If a questioner guesses the correct answer, they win and become the answerer for the next round. If 20 questions are asked without a correct guess, then the answerer has stumped the questioners and gets to be the answerer for another round. Careful selection of questions can greatly improve the odds of the questioner winning the game.

  6. Unanimous consent - Wikipedia

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    For instance, if it is obvious that the members of an assembly are absorbed in listening to a speaker who has exceeded the time limits on debate, but is about to conclude, the chair may allow the speaker to continue without interruption. [16] Objections are sometimes used as a delaying tactic. The objector may have no disagreement with the ...

  7. The unanswerable questions - Wikipedia

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    They are sets of questions that should not be thought about, and which the Buddha refused to answer, since this distracts from practice, and hinders the attainment of liberation. Various sets can be found within the Pali and Sanskrit texts, with four, and ten (Pali texts) or fourteen (Sanskrit texts) unanswerable questions.

  8. Zeigarnik effect - Wikipedia

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    The Zeigarnik effect suggests that students who suspend their study to perform unrelated activities (such as studying a different subject or playing a game), will remember material better than students who complete study sessions without a break (McKinney 1935; Zeigarnik 1927).

  9. PFD allowance - Wikipedia

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    There are two types of interruption: (1) interruption related to work (2) interruption not related to work. For example, a machine breakdown, rest break to overcome fatigue, and receiving instruction from the manager are the interruption related to work, but personal needs, lunch breaks, and personal telephone calls are interruptions not related to work.