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2. Chaff (countermeasure) - Wikipedia

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   The RR-144 is designed to prevent interference with civil ATC radar systems. Chaff, originally called Window[1] or Düppel, is a radar countermeasure involving the dispersal of thin strips of aluminium, metallized glass fiber, or plastic. [2] Dispersed chaff produces a large radar cross section intended to blind or disrupt radar systems.

3. Velcro - Wikipedia

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   Velcro IP Holdings LLC, [2] [4] [5] doing business as Velcro Companies and commonly referred to as Velcro (pronounced / ˈ v ɛ l k r oʊ /), [1] is a British privately held company, founded by Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral in the 1950s. It is the original manufacturer of hook-and-loop fasteners, which de Mestral invented. [2]

4. Hook-and-loop fastener - Wikipedia

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   Hook-and-loop fasteners, hook-and-pile fasteners or touch fasteners (often referred to by the genericized trademark velcro, which was the original name it was given by the inventor), are a method for allowing two surfaces to be repeatedly fastened and unfastened, useful for clothing or other purposes. The fastener consists of two components ...

5. George de Mestral - Wikipedia

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   Biography. He was born to Albert de Mestral, an agronomist engineer, and Marthe de Goumoëns in Saint Saphorin sur Morges, near Lausanne, Switzerland. De Mestral designed a toy airplane at age twelve and patented it. He attended the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). After graduation in 1930, he worked in the machine shop of an ...

6. 8-year-old girl captured on dashcam taking a 25-minute ...

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   On Facebook, the Bedford Police Department joked about the incident. "Not sure what she bought or if she was even able to use her Target app to save 5%," Bedford Police Dept. wrote in the post.

7. Georgia power outage map: Track outages as Helene moves on ...

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   Fernando Cervantes Jr. and Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY. September 27, 2024 at 7:48 AM. About one million people in Georgia were without power early Friday as Helene ripped through the state after ...