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2. Fishing rod - Wikipedia

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   Telescopic rod. Lake Baikal. Eastern Siberia. Telescopic fishing rods are designed to collapse down to a short length and open to a long rod. 20-or-30-foot (6 or 9 m) rods can close to as little as one and a half feet (45 cm). This makes the rods very easy to transport to remote areas or travel on buses, compact cars, or public buses and subways.

3. Boat hook - Wikipedia

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   A traditional European boat hook pole is around 1.8- 2.4M and is typically made of ash- one of the best woods for poles, such as spears etc. It would have a brass hook- a non-rusting metal common on traditional boat fittings. The hook end would usually have a hook on one side for pulling and catching things, plus a rounded point for pushing things.

4. Hot stick - Wikipedia

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   A linesman working for Country Energy in Australia closing a circuit using a hot stick. In the electric power distribution industry, a hot stick is an insulated pole, usually made of fiberglass, used by electric utility workers when engaged on live-line working on energized high-voltage electric power lines, to protect them from electric shock.

5. Angling - Wikipedia

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   Gorges evolved into the modern fishing hook which is J-shaped with a loop on one end and a sharp point on the other. Most hooks have a barb near the point to better anchor the point and prevent a fish from unhooking itself while being reeled in. Some laws and regulations require hooks to be barbless, typically to facilitate catch and release ...

6. Television antenna - Wikipedia

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   It is constructed of two telescoping rods attached to a base, which extend out to about 1 m (3.3 feet) length (approximately one-quarter wavelength at 54 MHz) and can be collapsed when not in use. For best reception, the rods should be adjusted to be a little less than ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠ wavelength at the frequency of the television channel being ...

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   This top-seller has five slots for handled helpers, as well as six hooks for dust pans, scrubbers and more. "Such a space-saver!" exclaimed one happy customer. "My house is small with very little ...