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2. Barnacle (parking) - Wikipedia

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   The Barnacle is a bright yellow, 20-pound (9.1 kg) piece of plastic that adheres to a windshield with 750 pounds-force (3,300 N) of force. It is equipped with an alarm that sounds if the vehicle is moved, and it has a keypad to input an unlock code so that the owner, after settling their parking violation, can release the device and drive away.

3. Suction cup - Wikipedia

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   The working face of the suction cup is made of elastic, flexible material and has a curved surface. [3] When the center of the suction cup is pressed against a flat, non-porous surface, the volume of the space between the suction cup and the flat surface is reduced, which causes the air or water between the cup and the surface to be expelled past the rim of the circular cup.

4. Synthetic setae - Wikipedia

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   The result of this "gecko tape" was tested by attaching a sample to the hand of a 15 cm high plastic Spider-Man figure weighing 40 g, which enabled it to stick to a glass ceiling, as is shown in the figure. The tape, which had a contact area of around 0.5 cm 2 with the glass, was able to carry a load of more than 100 g. However, the adhesion ...

5. The Life-Changing Hack for Defrosting Your Windshield - AOL

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   A Reddit user shares their hack for defrosting icy car windows quickly: windshield wiper fluid in a spray bottle. ... "There's no risk of cracking the glass like using hot water," the user wrote ...

6. Self-sealing suction cup - Wikipedia

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   Inside the self-sealing suction cup, the plug is positioned close to the tube opening so that it can get sucked into the tube seal the hole when the central suction line is powered. A pair of springs connected to the suction cup's base helps maintain the plug's position, restoring the plug seal in the absence of object forces.

7. Plunger - Wikipedia

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   For the common plunger, the cup is pushed down against the drain opening, either pressing hard into the drain to force air in or pushing down until the rubber cup is flattened. The cup is then pulled out, creating a vacuum to pull blockage material upward and dislodge waste or other material.