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A pop-pop boat (also known as a flash-steamer, hot-air-boat, or toc-toc after a German version from the 1920s [1]) is a toy with a simple steam engine without moving parts, typically powered by a candle or vegetable oil burner. The name comes from the noise made by some versions of the boats.
Balloons are the most common type of inflatable. An inflatable [1] is an object that can be inflated with a gas, usually with air, but hydrogen, helium, and nitrogen are also used. One of several advantages of an inflatable is that it can be stored in a small space when not inflated, since inflatables depend on the presence of a gas to maintain ...
An inflatable laser maze This is a non-comprehensive list of inflatable manufactured goods , as no such list could ever completely contain all items that regularly change. An inflatable [ 1 ] is an object that can typically be inflated with a gas , including air , hydrogen , helium and nitrogen .
According to CNN, a few years later, 8.9 million of the toys were recalled over 150 reported injuries, including temporary blindness, a mild concussion, and a broken rib. BUY NOW Getty Images
Different toy manufacturers and different cultures have produced different-looking roly-poly toys: the okiagari-koboshi (起き上がり小法師, "take a spill, get up, and arise"), Kokeshi doll and some types of Daruma doll of Japan, the nevаlyashka (неваляшка, "untopply") or van'ka-vstan'ka (ванька-встанька, "Ivan-get-up") of Russia, and Playskool's Weebles.
Inflatable boats with transoms have an inflatable keel that creates a slight V-bottom along the line of the hull to improve the hull's seakeeping and directional stability. These vessels are very light, so if powered with an engine, it is best to put weight in the bow area to keep the bow from rising while the boat is going up on plane.
Steven Callahan survived adrift for 76 days. In a 1983 letter to Cruising World, Callahan said “I must express my appreciation to Avon, who built a good product that did it's job for 76 days.” [5] Two sailors survived 13 days at sea in their Avon raft after abandoning ship in a 1981 incident. [6] Avon cites a 117-day survival. [7]
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