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Name(s) Image Type Notes 1954 Ali Baba: Pendulum ride: The Ali Baba is a type of amusement ride consisting of a stationary horizontal gondola with a 360 degree swinging pendulum. 1961 Alpine slide: A summer toboggan is an amusement or recreational ride which uses a bobsled-like sled or cart to run down a track usually built on the side of a hill.
Lottery machine. A lottery machine is the machine used to draw the winning numbers for a lottery . Early lotteries were done by drawing numbers, or winning tickets, from a container. In the UK, numbers of winning Premium Bonds (which were not strictly a lottery, but very similar in approach) were generated by an electronic machine called ERNIE .
In governance, sortition is the selection of public officials or jurors at random, i.e. by lottery, in order to obtain a representative sample. [1] [2] [3] [4]In ancient Athenian democracy, sortition was the traditional and primary method for appointing political officials, and its use was regarded as a principal characteristic of democracy.
The Lemmings draw inspiration from lessons they find in a martial arts book and start breaking every wooden object they can get their hands on into two. When Grizzy tries to stop them, they go on to the next lesson and get him in a judo hold and lost.
Platt's roving frame, c. 1858. Cotton-spinning machinery is machines which process (or spin) prepared cotton roving into workable yarn or thread. [ 1] Such machinery can be dated back centuries. During the 18th and 19th centuries, as part of the Industrial Revolution cotton-spinning machinery was developed to bring mass production to the cotton ...
On Day 2, the partnerships are dissolved, but like last time, NOLA, Rolling, and the Babes all park at the same spot on the beach. Meanwhile, Frank-n-Slides set up at a mechanics' shop, but sales are slow. The Babes and Frank's use their respective pineapple and hot dog suits to draw business, with respective successful and not-so-successful ...
Draw or "the Draw Game" is one of the two basic forms of the game of dominoes, the other being "the Block Game ," [ 3] and "most characteristic domino games are elaborations of it." [ 4] It gives its name to the family of 'draw games'. Initially each player draws seven tiles from a double-six set. The first player places a tile on the table ...
Spinning (textiles) This article is about forming yarn from fibers. For forming fibers from a fluid, see Spinning (polymers). Spinning is a twisting technique to form yarn from fibers. The fiber intended is drawn out, twisted, and wound onto a bobbin. A few popular fibers that are spun into yarn other than cotton, which is the most popular, are ...