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  2. Engineering drawing - Wikipedia

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    As a necessary means for visually conveying ideas, technical drawing has been in one form or another a part of human history since antiquity. The use of these early drawings was to express architectural and engineering concepts for large cultural structures: the temples, monuments, and public infrastructure.

  3. Washing machine - Wikipedia

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    There are also combo washer dryer machines that combine washing cycles and a full drying cycle in the same drum, eliminating the need to transfer wet clothes from a washer to a dryer machine. In principle, these machines are convenient for overnight cleaning (the combined cycle is considerably longer), but the effective capacity for cleaning ...

  4. Engineering drawing abbreviations and symbols - Wikipedia

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    CAD: computer-aided design, computer-aided drafting; cadmium [plating]: CAGE: Commercial and Government Entity [code]: A CAGE code is a unique identifier to label an entity (that is, a specific government agency or corporation at a specific site) that is a CDA, ODA, or MFR of the part defined by the drawing.

  5. Mangle (machine) - Wikipedia

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    Gradually, the electric washing machine's spin cycle rendered this use of a mangle obsolete, and with it the need to wring out water from clothes mechanically. Box mangles were large and primarily intended for pressing laundry smooth; they were used by wealthy households, large commercial laundries, and self-employed "mangle women".

  6. Outline of machines - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to machines: Machine – mechanical system that provides the useful application of power to achieve movement. A machine consists of a power source, or engine, and a mechanism or transmission for the controlled use of this power.

  7. Wig wag (washing machines) - Wikipedia

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    A vertical-axis washing machine has two mechanisms: a central agitator for washing and a drum for spinning, both driven by the same motor and controlled independently by clutches to the belt drive. The wig-wag is mounted atop the washing machine's transmission, where it oscillates back and forth like a railroad signaling wigwag (hence the name ...

  8. First Trump tariffs - Wikipedia

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    In January 2018, Trump imposed tariffs on solar panels and washing machines of 30–50%. [1] In March 2018, he imposed tariffs on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) from most countries, [2] [3] [4] which, according to Morgan Stanley, covered an estimated 4.1% of U.S. imports. [5] In June 2018, this was extended to the European Union, Canada, and ...

  9. List of Internet challenges - Wikipedia

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    Social media users would post a video wishing Grimace a Happy Birthday, drinking the milkshake, and giving a brief review of it. During the review, the videos would cut to a dark scene with the milkshake spilled on ground and on body, users playing dead (sometimes coughing up the shake or becoming zombies) and scary music. [citation needed]