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  2. Fire extinguisher - Wikipedia

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    Met-L-X (sodium chloride) was the first extinguisher developed in the US, with graphite, copper, and several other types being developed later. In the 1940s, Germany invented the liquid chlorobromomethane (CBM) for use in aircraft. It was more effective and slightly less toxic than carbon tetrachloride and was used until 1969.

  3. File:Met-L-X fire extinguisher, 1950s.jpg - Wikipedia

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    English: Ansul Met-L-X cartridge-operated dry powder fire extinguisher for class D fires. Date: 24 July 2016, 18:05:05: Source: Own work: Author: Firetech117: Licensing.

  4. Met-Rx - Wikipedia

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    MET-Rx is an American brand of nutritional supplements originally produced by Met-Rx, Inc., a California company started by Scott Connelly, and sold several times since. The brand is best known for pioneering a new category of bodybuilding supplements known as meal replacement powders or MRPs.

  5. Ansul - Wikipedia

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    Ansul was created by Francis "Frank" G. Hood from the bankrupt Bastol Company, an enterprise started in Marinette in 1912. It remained independent until 1978, when it was acquired by Wormald International, an Australian corporation.

  6. Powder metallurgy - Wikipedia

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    Powder compaction, one of the most critical steps in powder metallurgy processes, is the process of compacting metal powder through the application of high pressures. [19] Most powder compaction is done with mechanical presses and rigid tools, but hydraulic and pneumatic techniques can also be used, as well as methods that combine compaction ...

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    U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating has ticked slightly lower in recent days as more Americans worried about the direction of the U.S. economy as the new leader threatens a host of ...

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    In 2022, Phelps met another elderly man online. This man then met Phelps in person at a Las Vegas restaurant where she allegedly gave him medication and other substances that "caused him to become ...

  9. Sodium - Wikipedia

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    An effective extinguishing agent for sodium fires is Met-L-X. [115] Other effective agents include Lith-X, which has graphite powder and an organophosphate flame retardant, and dry sand. [118] Sodium fires are prevented in nuclear reactors by isolating sodium from oxygen with surrounding pipes containing inert gas. [119]