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  2. Flemish bend - Wikipedia

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    The Flemish bend, also known as a figure eight bend, a rewoven figure eight is a knot for joining two ropes of roughly similar size. A loose figure-eight knot is tied in the end of one rope. The second rope is now threaded backwards parallel to the first rope.

  3. Figure 8 (climbing) - Wikipedia

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    A figure-eight descender. The figure 8 belay device is a piece of metal (usually an aluminum alloy) in the shape of an 8 with one large end and one small end.

  4. Columbus Motor Speedway - Wikipedia

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    Turns: 8° The Columbus Motor Speedway (CMS) was a 0.333 mi (0.536 km) asphalt oval and figure-eight racing track located south of Columbus, Ohio , within the town limits of Obetz . [ 1 ]

  5. Polaris Fashion Place - Wikipedia

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    Polaris Fashion Place is a two level shopping mall and surrounding retail plaza serving Columbus, Ohio, United States.The mall, owned locally by Washington Prime Group, is located off Interstate 71 on Polaris Parkway in Delaware County just to the north of the boundary between Delaware and Franklin County.

  6. Figure-eight knot - Wikipedia

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    The figure-eight knot or figure-of-eight knot is a type of stopper knot. It is very important in both sailing and rock climbing as a method of stopping ropes from running out of retaining devices. Like the overhand knot , which will jam under strain, often requiring the rope to be cut, the figure-eight will also jam, but is usually more easily ...

  7. List of television stations in Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Fun Roads on 13.2, Best of ShopHQ on 13.3, Ace TV on 13.4, One America Plus on 13.5, AWE Plus on 13.6, Infomercials on 13.7, Bark TV on 13.8, Right Now TV on 13.9, FTF Sports on 13.10, MrtSpt1 on 13.11 Cleveland: Millersburg: 27 W27DG-D Cleveland: 16 16 WRAP-LD Infomercials: Infomercials on 16.2, 16.3, & 16.4 Cleveland: Canton: 20 21 WQDI-LD ...

  8. Figure-eight loop - Wikipedia

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    A figure-of-eight loop tied using the follow-through method. A figure-eight loop is created by doubling the rope into a bight, then tying the standard figure-eight knot.. In climbing, this knot is used to save time when repeatedly attaching the rope to climbing harnesses, using locking carabiners, such as when a group of people are climbing on the same top-rope.

  9. Figure Eight Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Figure Eight held TrainAI, a conference held in San Francisco. In 2017, the company launched AI for Everyone at the TrainAI conference. [29] AI For Everyone is a contest run by Figure Eight for non-profit ventures and scientific research that aims to improve society by awarding $1 million in prize money that will go toward projects using AI. [30]