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2. Liquid chalk - Wikipedia

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   The term liquid chalk, or sharkchalk, refers to several different kinds of liquified chalk including liquid-chalk marking pens (with water-soluble ink), liquid-chalk mixtures (for athletic use: rock climbing, weightlifting, gymnastics), and liquid-chalk hobby-craft paints made of cornstarch and food coloring (some with small amounts of flour).

3. Glossary of climbing terms - Wikipedia

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   liquid chalk A liquid form of climbing chalk but with a longer hold time. live rope In lead climbing, the segment of the rope between the lead climber and the belayer. [2] lock-off Resting lock off A climber holding a fixed position with one bent arm, usually while clipping or reaching for another hold with their other arm, or resting.

4. Magnesium carbonate - Wikipedia

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   Climber Jan Hojer blows surplus chalk from his hand. Boulder World Cup 2015. Powdered magnesium carbonate, known as climbing chalk or gym chalk is also used as a drying agent on athletes' hands in rock climbing, gymnastics, powerlifting, weightlifting and other sports in which a firm grip is necessary. [9] A variant is liquid chalk.

5. Rock-climbing equipment - Wikipedia

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   Climbing chalk is widely used by rock climbers to help absorb moisture on their hands; [20] the chalk is kept in a "chalk bag" that is hung around the waist area. US boulderer John Gill is largely credited with introducing "gymnastic chalk" to climbing in the 1950s (he was a gymnast himself). [39]

6. Chalk (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   The Chalk Group, a stratigraphic unit in northwest Europe. The Chalk country, a region of Discworld; Blackboard chalk and sidewalk chalk, a material used for writing and art, usually composed of calcium sulfate or calcium carbonate. Chalk (drying agent), magnesium carbonate, used for hands in rock climbing, gymnastics, and weight lifting

7. US manufacturing contraction slows in November, outlook uncertain

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   Factory employment continued to improve, but remaining at subdued levels, with the manufacturing employment measure climbing to 48.1 from 44.4 in October. The ISM noted less headcount reduction ...