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  2. Escape chute - Wikipedia

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    A demonstration of a fire escape chute on the streets of Daegu, South Korea. An escape chute is a special kind of emergency exit, used where conventional fire escape stairways are impractical. The chute is a fabric (or occasionally metal) tube installed near a special exit on an upper floor or roof of a building, or a tall structure.

  3. Marine evacuation system - Wikipedia

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    The MES consists of five components. Controls – used to initiate the device in an emergency situation. [9]Stowage box – contains essentials for the evacuation, including the chute and the fixed appliances, such as seats, rails, etc. [10] Composed of marine grade aluminum along with inflation cylinders, usually kept on the deck taking as little as 4 m 2 of storage space.

  4. Chute - Wikipedia

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    Chute (gravity), a channel down which falling materials are guided; Chute (landform), a steep-sided passage through which water flows rapidly; Escape chute, an emergency exit utilized where conventional fire escapes are impractical; Mail chute, a letter collection device

  5. Turtle excluder device - Wikipedia

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    A turtle excluder device (TED) is a specialized device that allows a captured sea turtle to escape when caught in a fisherman's net. In particular, sea turtles can be caught when bottom trawling is used by the commercial shrimp fishing industry. In order to catch shrimp, a fine meshed trawl net is needed.

  6. Flight zone - Wikipedia

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    Flight initiation distance (FID) buffer from critical wildlife area. [1] [2]The flight zone of an animal is the area surrounding an animal that if encroached upon by a potential predator or threat, including humans, will cause alarm and escape behavior.

  7. Migrant teen killed, another injured, after being asked if ...

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    A knife was recovered at the scene, according to police, who say they will test it for forensics. The three suspects fled the stabbing on foot. They are described as being in their 20s with dark ...

  8. Escape response - Wikipedia

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    Escape response in Antarctic krill.. Escape response, escape reaction, or escape behavior is a mechanism by which animals avoid potential predation.It consists of a rapid sequence of movements, or lack of movement, that position the animal in such a way that allows it to hide, freeze, or flee from the supposed predator.

  9. Are Zaina Sesay and J.R. Warren from 'The Ultimatum' still ...

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    Zaina Sesay says she was "completely blindsided" by the finale of "The Ultimatum" Season 3. The finale, released Dec. 18, was the culmination of a few charged weeks in her relationship with Jon ...