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  2. Pyrophoricity - Wikipedia

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    The creation of sparks from metals is based on the pyrophoricity of small metal particles, and pyrophoric alloys are made for this purpose. [2] Practical applications include the sparking mechanisms in lighters and various toys, using ferrocerium; starting fires without matches, using a firesteel; the flintlock mechanism in firearms; and spark testing ferrous metals.

  3. Finite sphere packing - Wikipedia

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    An arrangement in which the midpoint of all the spheres lie on a single straight line is called a sausage packing, as the convex hull has a sausage-like shape.An approximate example in real life is the packing of tennis balls in a tube, though the ends must be rounded for the tube to coincide with the actual convex hull.

  4. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    The real element 99, einsteinium, has no such qualities. Element 115 Ufology, various works Widely known within the sci-fi and UFO community; since, according to ufologist Bob Lazar, it is used by alien engines to generate anti-gravity and propulsion. The real element 115 is moscovium, a synthetic element with an extremely short half-life ...

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  6. List of common 3D test models - Wikipedia

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    Originally meant to be compared to real-life setup to test physicality of simulated optics 5 quads, 1 light source Scene includes multiple models and light source. Many versions exist, but only one of them is considered the standard Cornell box; the color of the left and right walls is important. Suzanne: 2002 Willem-Paul van Overbruggen for ...

  7. A pink powder is being used to fight California fires. It's ...

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    The exact formula of Phos-Chek is not public knowledge but the company has said in previous filings that the product is 80% water, 14% fertiliser-type salts, 6% colouring agents and corrosion ...

  8. What all the iconic locations in 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New ...

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    I lived in NYC for three years and visited many of the spots featured in "Home Alone 2." Scenes from the 1992 movie look similar to NYC today. Some places, though, closed or never existed.

  9. Dependent source - Wikipedia

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    A simple electric circuit made up of a voltage source and a resistor. Here, =, according to Ohm's Law. In the theory of electrical networks, a dependent source is a voltage source or a current source whose value depends on a voltage or current elsewhere in the network.