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2. Stretching (body piercing) - Wikipedia

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   Stretching (body piercing) Stretching, in the context of body piercing, is the deliberate expansion of a healed piercing for the purpose of wearing certain types of jewelry. Ear piercings are the most commonly stretched piercings, [1] with nasal septum piercings, tongue piercings and lip piercings / lip plates following close behind. [2]

3. Ear piercing instrument - Wikipedia

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   An ear-piercing instrument (commonly referred to as a piercing gun or an ear-piercing gun) is a device designed to pierce earlobes by driving a pointed starter stud through the lobe. Piercing guns are typically used for ear piercing in mall jewelry shops, beauty salons, pharmacies, and doctors' offices. Piercing guns have been widely criticized ...

4. Military 12-gauge cartridges - Wikipedia

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   Military 12-gauge cartridges. 12-gauge. Type. Shotgun. Specifications. Overall length. 2.75 inches (7.0 cm) Military use of combat shotguns through the 20th century has created a need for ammunition maximizing the combat effectiveness of such weapons within the limitations of international law. 12- gauge has been widely accepted as an ...

5. Earring - Wikipedia

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   6–12 months. An earring is a piece of jewelry attached to the ear, commonly via a piercing in the earlobe [1] or another external part of the ear, or by some other means, such as stickers or clip-ons. Earrings have been worn in diverse civilizations and historic periods, often carrying a cultural significance. Locations for piercings other ...

6. Tragus piercing - Wikipedia

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   Tragus. Jewelry. Barbell, captive bead ring. Healing. 12 to 52 weeks (3 to 12 months) A tragus piercing is the perforation of the tragus, which projects immediately in front of the ear canal, for the purpose of inserting and wearing a piece of jewelry. The piercing itself is usually made with a small gauge hollow piercing needle, and typical ...

7. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   Gauge is determined from the weight of a solid sphere of lead that will fit the bore of the firearm and is expressed as the multiplicative inverse of the sphere's weight as a fraction of a pound, e.g., a one-twelfth pound lead ball fits a 12-gauge bore. Therefore with a 12-gauge, it would take 12 balls of lead of the same size as the 12 gauge ...