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On February 3, 1971, an explosion at a trip flare munitions plant in Woodbine, Georgia, killed 29 and injured 50 people. [3] Earlier in 1967, the United States Army misclassified the chemical used as a Class 2 flammable, instead of the more dangerous Class 7 explosive, [ clarification needed ] which would have required stricter safety protocols.
A blank solution is a solution containing little to no analyte of interest, [1] usually used to calibrate instruments such as a colorimeter. According to the EPA, the "primary purpose of blanks is to trace sources of artificially introduced contamination." [2] Different types of blanks are used to identify the source of contamination in the ...
A blank is a firearm cartridge that, when fired, does not shoot a projectile like a bullet or pellet, but generates a muzzle flash and an explosive sound (muzzle report) like a normal gunshot would. Firearms may need to be modified to allow a blank to cycle the action , and the shooter experiences less recoil with a blank than with a live round.
Enfilade fire—gunfire directed against an enfiladed formation or position—is also commonly known as "flanking fire". [1] Raking fire is the equivalent term in naval warfare. Strafing, firing on targets from a flying platform, is often done with enfilade fire. It is a very advantageous, and much sought for, position for the attacking force.
A spring-gun, booby trap gun etc. is a gun, often a shotgun, rigged to fire when a string or other triggering device is tripped by contact of sufficient force to "spring" the trigger so that anyone stumbling over or treading on it would discharge the gun. Setting or maintaining a spring-gun is illegal in many places.
Field house or fieldhouse is an American English term for an indoor sports arena or stadium, mostly used for college basketball, volleyball, or ice hockey, or a support building for various adjacent sports fields, e.g. locker room, team room, coaches' offices, etc. The term dates from the 1890s.
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Fike Recreation Center, originally known as Clemson Field House, is an on-campus recreation facility at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. [1] It houses several gymnasiums, a pool, a fitness atrium, racquetball courts, an indoor walk/jog/run track, and a climbing wall . [ 2 ]