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  2. Chalkboard scraping - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, humans are less averse to the white noise than to scraping. [4] A 1986 study used a tape-recording of a three-pronged garden tool similar to a fork being "grided" across a chalkboard, which roughly reproduces the sound of fingernails on chalkboard. The recording was then manipulated, removing pitches at the extremities and the median.

  3. Hand arm vibrations - Wikipedia

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    In occupational safety and health, hand arm vibrations (HAVs) are a specific type of occupational hazard which can lead to hand–arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). HAVS, also known as vibration white finger ( VWF ) or dead finger , [ 1 ] is a secondary form of Raynaud's syndrome , an industrial injury triggered by continuous use of vibrating hand ...

  4. Hand percussion - Wikipedia

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    Hand percussion is a percussion instrument that is held in the hand. [1] They can be made from wood, metal or plastic, bottles stops and are usually shaken, scraped, or tapped with fingers or a stick. It includes all instruments that are not drums, or any instrument that is a pitched percussion instrument, such as the marimba or the xylophone.

  5. List of gestures - Wikipedia

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    Simultaneous finger guns with both hands can also be used to underscore the punchline of a joke, something of a visual equivalent to a "rimshot" sound effect. Finger heart is a hand gesture in which the subject has a palm up fist, raises their index finger and brings their thumb over it so as to form a small heart shape. It signals a similar ...

  6. Raynaud syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Typically the fingers, and, less commonly, the toes, are involved. [1] Rarely, the nose, ears, nipples, or lips are affected. [1] The episodes classically result in the affected part turning white and then blue. [2] Often, numbness or pain occurs. [2] As blood flow returns, the area turns red and burns. [2]

  7. Why do we have right-on-red, and is it time to get rid of it?

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    Right-on-red spread across the country in the 1970s in response to the Arab oil embargo against the United States and oil rationing. States introduced it as a gas-savings measure: The theory was ...

  8. Wilson, surging Capitals hand Sabres ninth straight loss - AOL

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    Tom Wilson struck twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday night. Dylan Strome had the game-winning goal and Jakob Chychrun iced the game with an empty-netter for ...

  9. Cymatics - Wikipedia

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    One such painting is 511.95 Hz of wine, a large-scale mural based on the pattern created when tracing a finger around the rim of a nearly-empty wine glass. [ 19 ] In 2020 an official medal was issued by the Royal Dutch Mint to mark the 65th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest hosted by the city of Rotterdam .