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Push-pin (game) 1797 James Gillray cartoon depicting push-pin. Push-pin was an English child's game played from the 16th until the 19th centuries. It is also known as "put-pin", and it is similar to Scottish games called "Hattie" and "Pop the Bonnet". [1] In philosophy it has been used as an example of a relatively worthless form of amusement.
Drawing pin. A drawing pin (in British English) or [thumb] tack (in North American English), also called a push-pin, is a short, small pin or nail with a flat, broad head that can be pressed into place with pressure from the thumb, often used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard. Thumb tacks made of brass, tin or iron may be ...
Heat-sink types: pin, straight, and flared fin. A pin fin heat sink is a heat sink that has pins that extend from its base. The pins can be cylindrical, elliptical, or square. A second type of heat sink fin arrangement is the straight fin. A variation on the straight fin heat sink is a cross-cut heat sink.
Push Pin Studios is a graphic design and illustration studio founded by the influential graphic designers Milton Glaser and Seymour Chwast in New York City in 1954. The firm's work, and distinctive illustration style, featuring "bulgy" three-dimensional "interpretations of historical styles (Victorian, art nouveau, art deco),"made their mark by departing from what the firm refers to as the ...
A person handcuffed behind their back. Handcuffs are restraint devices designed to secure an individual's wrists in proximity to each other. [1] They comprise two parts, linked together by a chain, a hinge, or rigid bar. Each cuff has a rotating arm which engages with a ratchet that prevents it from being opened once closed around a person's wrist.
Push pin (disambiguation) A push pin is a short nail or pin with a long, cylindrical head made of plastic. Push pin may also refer to: Push-pin (game), an English child's game. Push Pin Studios, a graphic design studio.
The triangular objects on either side of the flippers that propel the ball toward the opposite side. solenoid. A coil, with another coil or magnet inside, used in flippers, kickers, and other mechanical devices. When the coils are energized, the opposing magnetic fields cause the inner piece to move.