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  2. Siren (alarm) - Wikipedia

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    Some time before 1799, the siren was invented by the Scottish natural philosopher John Robison. [3] Robison's sirens were used as musical instruments; specifically, they powered some of the pipes in an organ. Robison's siren consisted of a stopcock that opened and closed a pneumatic tube. The stopcock was apparently driven by the rotation of a ...

  3. Timeline for the day of the September 11 attacks - Wikipedia

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    The call ends with a burst of very loud, sustained static. Seconds after American Airlines Flight 11 impacted the North Tower 8:46 : [ a ] Flight 11 crashes almost directly midway into the North Tower's central core at roughly 440 miles per hour (710 km/h; 200 m/s; 380 kn), [ 24 ] striking the center of the north face between floors 93 and 99 ...

  4. Time bomb - Wikipedia

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    A time bomb's timing mechanism may be professionally manufactured either separately or as part of the device, or it may be improvised from an ordinary household timer such as a wind-up alarm clock, wrist watch, digital kitchen timer, or notebook computer. The timer can be programmed to count up or count down (usually the latter; as the bomb ...

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  6. Civil defense siren - Wikipedia

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    The outdoor sirens are tested four times a year on the first non-holiday Monday of March, June, September, and December at 15:00 local time. The test consists of the general alarm for 2 minutes, followed by a 90-second gap before the "all clear" is sounded. There are usually around 15 to 20 general alarms, occurring locally, per year.

  7. Alarm clock - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. Type of clock A traditional wind-up (key-wound), mechanical spring-powered alarm clock An alarm clock or alarm is a clock that is designed to alert an individual or group of people at a specified time. The primary function of these clocks is to awaken people from their night's sleep or ...

  8. Ticking Time Bomb - Wikipedia

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    Music video "Ticking Time Bomb" on youtube.com "Ticking Time Bomb" is a single by the industrial hip-hop group Tackhead, released in March 1989 on World Records. [1] [2]

  9. Pressure cooker bomb - Wikipedia

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    The bomb can be triggered using a simple electronic device such as a digital watch, garage door opener, cell phone, pager, kitchen timer, or alarm clock. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The power of the explosion depends on the size of the pressure cooker and the amount and type of explosives used.