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The Virtual Boy version of the game was the only movie licensed game for the system. In the episode of The Simpsons titled The Springfield Files, Milhouse Van Houten is seen playing a fictional video game called Kevin Costner's Waterworld. After depositing 40 quarters ($10 USD), the character takes two steps before a game over screen appears ...
The steep hill along Queen Anne Avenue has grades of up to 19 percent between Mercer and Comstock. [1] [a] The initial cable car service to the top of the hill that was completed in 1891 used a route north via Second Avenue from the existing cable car powerhouse at Denny Way and 2nd, west via Aloha Street to Queen Anne Avenue, then north via Queen Anne to the terminus at Highland Drive. [3]
FLAG includes undersea cable segments, and two terrestrial crossings. The segments can be either direct point-to-point links, or multi-point links, which are attained through branching units. At each cable landing point, a FLAG cable station is located. The total route length exceeds 27,000 kilometres (16,777 miles; 14,579 nautical miles), and ...
Waterworld, 1995 science fiction film . WaterWorld, stunt show featured at many Universal Studios parks around the world based on the 1995 film; Waterworld, ITV documentary series presented by Timothy West, about 'the people who live and work on the canals of the Midlands'
Fly loft of the Theater Bielefeld in Germany. A fly system, or theatrical rigging system, is a system of ropes, pulleys, counterweights and related devices within a theater that enables a stage crew to fly (hoist) quickly, quietly and safely components such as curtains, lights, scenery, stage effects and, sometimes, people.
In theatrical rigging, the venue may have one or more of these systems: Dead Hung, where the rigging points are fixed to the ceiling. [1] This is usually found in/over the house because of space requirements. It is also found in school theaters to save space and money. A hemp rigging system. A counterweight rigging system.
The total weight (all-up weight) of the installation machine comprises: the cable drum and cable; the wrapping mechanism; the motive power unit; the tension control mechanism and the counterweight system.
A counterweight is a weight that, by applying an opposite force, provides balance and stability of a mechanical system. [1] The purpose of a counterweight is to make lifting the load faster and more efficient, which saves energy and causes less wear and tear on the lifting machine.