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  2. Stopper (plug) - Wikipedia

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    The rubber bung may be used to seal a flask because the user may require the contents to be mixed via shaking the flask or may require that the contents be kept inside the flask and prevented from leaking out. In all cases, the bung keeps the experimentation environment sealed so that liquids or gases cannot escape (or enter). [citation needed]

  3. File:Bicycle diagram-en.svg - Wikipedia

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    Corrected the odd layering of cogs, frame and chain. Changed the coloring to something more eye-friendly. Fixed some minor glitches as well, like second disc brake hole and the clamp on the seat post. 18:09, 2 April 2012: 850 × 500 (403 KB) Andrej Shadura: spokes, not spikes :(

  4. List of bicycle parts - Wikipedia

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    Fork end: paired slots on a fork or frame at which the axle of the wheel is attached. See also Dropout; Frame: the mechanical core of a bicycle, the frame provides points of attachment for the various components that make up the machine. The term is variously construed, and can refer to the base section, always including the bottom bracket, or ...

  5. Crankcase ventilation system - Wikipedia

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    Gaskets and shaft seals were intended to limit the leakage of oil, but they were usually not expected to entirely prevent it. The blow-by gases would diffuse through the oil and then leak through the seals and gaskets into the atmosphere, causing air pollution and odors. The first refinement in crankcase ventilation was the road draught tube.

  6. Ctenizidae - Wikipedia

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    Ctenizidae (/ ˈ t ə n ɪ z ə d iː / tə-NIZZ-ə-dee) [2] is a small family of mygalomorph spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation, and silk. . They may be called trapdoor spiders, as are other, similar species, such as those of the families Liphistiidae, Barychelidae, and Cyrtaucheniidae, and some species in the Idiopidae and Nemesiid

  7. Ancient Greek architecture - Wikipedia

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    The indication is that initially all the rafters were supported directly by the entablature, walls and hypostyle, rather than on a trussed wooden frame, which came into use in Greek architecture only in the 3rd century BC. [8] Ancient Greek buildings of timber, clay and plaster construction were probably roofed with thatch.

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