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2. Car ramp - Wikipedia

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   A car ramp is a structure or device used to raise an automobile from the ground in order to access its undercarriage. [1] [2] An alternative method to using a jack or jack stands. Car ramps are simple to use and relatively inexpensive. Car ramps also offer safety for mechanics by providing vehicle stability during car maintenance and repairs. [3]

3. Runaway truck ramp - Wikipedia

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   Long descending grades can allow high vehicle speeds to be reached, and truck brakes can overheat and fail through extensive use. The ramps are often built before a critical change in the radius of curvature of the road, or before a place that may require the vehicle to stop, such as before an intersection in a populated area. [2]

4. Bank barn - Wikipedia

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   This bank barn in Illinois has a ramp of dirt and stone. The design of some bank barns is called a "high-drive bank barn" [8] allowed wagons to enter directly into the hay loft, making unloading the hay easier. Sometimes the high-drive was accessed by an earthen or wood ramp, and sometimes the ramp was covered like a bridge to make it more durable.

5. W350 Project - Wikipedia

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   The W350 Project is a proposed wooden skyscraper in central Tokyo, Japan, announced in 2018. The skyscraper is set to reach a height of 350 meters with 70 floors, which upon its completion will make it the tallest wooden skyscraper, as well as Japan's tallest building. The skyscraper is set to be a mixed-used building including residential ...

6. Historic Ely Elevator - Wikipedia

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   The wooden elevator car is designed for one person, is equipped with a foot brake and an emergency cable-tension release brake, and slides up and down on two vertical wooden rails. A steel cable attached to the top of the car extends up over a pulley at the top of the elevator shaft, and is connected to a 250 lb (110 kg) counterweight.

7. “History Cool Kids”: 91 Interesting Pictures From The Past

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   Image credits: historycoolkids The History Cool Kids Instagram account has amassed an impressive 1.5 million followers since its creation in 2016. But the page’s success will come as no surprise ...

8. Wood gas generator - Wikipedia

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   Dodge V10 hauling hay with woodgas.Keith gasifier system Santa-Go, Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Co., Ltd.. A wood gas generator is a gasification unit which converts timber or charcoal into wood gas, a producer gas consisting of atmospheric nitrogen, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, traces of methane, and other gases, which – after cooling and filtering – can then be used to power an internal combustion ...

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   Get breaking Finance news and the latest business articles from AOL. From stock market news to jobs and real estate, it can all be found here.