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  2. Spinning jenny - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. Multi-spool spinning frame Model of spinning jenny in the Museum of Early Industrialisation, Wuppertal, Germany. The spinning jenny is a multi- spindle spinning frame, and was one of the key developments in the industrialisation of textile manufacturing during the early Industrial ...

  3. Hand spinning - Wikipedia

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    Powered spinning, originally done by water or steam power but now done by electricity, is vastly faster than hand-spinning. The spinning jenny, a multi-spool spinning wheel invented c. 1764 by James Hargreaves, dramatically reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn of high consistency, with a single worker able to work eight or more ...

  4. James Hargreaves - Wikipedia

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    The improved spinning jenny that was used in textile mills Model of the spinning jenny in a museum in Wuppertal, Germany. The idea for the spinning jenny is said to have come when a one-thread spinning wheel was overturned on the floor, and Hargreaves saw both the wheel and the spindle continuing to revolve.

  5. List of amusement rides - Wikipedia

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    Flat rides are usually those that move their passengers on a plane generally parallel to the ground, such as rides that spin around a vertical axis, like carousels and twists; and ground-level rides such as bumper cars.

  6. List of English inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    1764: The spinning jenny invented by James Hargreaves (c. 1720–1778). 1767: Spinning frame invented by John Kay of Warrington. 1769: The water frame, a water-powered spinning frame, developed by Richard Arkwright (1732–1792). 1775–1779: Spinning mule invented by Samuel Crompton (1753–1827). 1784: Power loom invented by Edmund Cartwright ...

  7. 'It ain't really my thing': Which Team USA members can ... - AOL

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    The spinning ball remained upright on his finger for a millisecond before tumbling off. Curry caught the ball and slammed it to the floor with a laugh. “Can’t do it," he said. "I can’t do it.”

  8. Helmshore Mills Textile Museum - Wikipedia

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    It is here we see a 16-spindle spinning jenny that would have dated from about 1760, and a 50-spindle improved jenny. There is an original Arkwrights first carding machine . There is a complete sequence of machines that would have taken the bolls from the bales: opener , scutcher , breaker card , finisher card , draw frame and finally a ...

  9. From ‘Schweddy Balls’ to ‘Crystal Gravy’: The 39 best food ...

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    Here are the greatest food-related “Saturday Night Live” sketches of all time, from Activia to Schweddy Balls, Crystal Gravy, Almost Pizza and so much more.