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  2. Sea foam - Wikipedia

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    Sea foam washed up or blown onto a beach. Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter (including proteins, lignins, and lipids) derived from sources such as the offshore breakdown of algal blooms. [1]

  3. Sepiolite - Wikipedia

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    Sepiolite, [5] also known in English by the German name meerschaum (/ ˈ m ɪər ʃ ɔː m / MEER-shawm, /-ʃ əm /-⁠shəm; German: [ˈmeːɐ̯ʃaʊm] ⓘ; meaning "sea foam"), is a soft white clay mineral, often used to make tobacco pipes (known as meerschaum pipes).

  4. Misfire - Wikipedia

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    An engine misfire, see engine knocking A song on Queen's album Sheer Heart Attack A malfunctioned cartridge that fails to discharge at all ( dud ), doesn't discharge promptly ( hang fire ), or only partially discharges ( squib load ) when being shot from a firearm.

  5. Foam line - Wikipedia

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    Lines appear as individual islands of foam that accumulate against obstructions, shorelines, etc. [2] Foam lines have some characteristics in common with sea foam from the marine environment which may form lines of spume as the tides rise and fall.

  6. Limonium perezii - Wikipedia

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    Limonium perezii is a species of Limonium known by the common names Perez's sea lavender and seafoam statice. It is also known as simply statice (reflecting the former name of the genus), sea lavender or marsh rosemary (common names for the genus). It is native to the coasts of the Canary Islands but are widely used in gardens throughout the world.

  7. Sea spray - Wikipedia

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    Connection between sea foam and sea spray formation. The dark orange line indicates processes common to the formation of both sea spray and sea foam. When wind, whitecaps, and breaking waves mix air into the sea surface, the air regroups to form bubbles, floats to the surface, and bursts at the air-sea interface. [10]

  8. List of diving hazards and precautions - Wikipedia

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    Buoyancy problems due to weight of tools—Inability to achieve neutral buoyancy for ascent and positive buoyancy on surface. Increased risk of drowning. difficulty in controlling ascent rate. Risk of losing tools if they must be abandoned. Carrying an excessive weight of tools. Tools may be lifted and lowered to the worksite using a rope. [68]

  9. Sea foam (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Sea foam is a type of foam that appears in bodies of salt water. It can also refer to: Honeycomb toffee, a type of candy; A shade of the color green; A literal translation of "meerschaum" Hugh "Seafoam" McDuck, a Disney character who is an ancestor of Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck