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  2. Poppers - Wikipedia

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    Poppers Clinical data Other names popper, poppe Routes of administration Inhalation Pharmacokinetic data Onset of action 15 seconds Duration of action 30 seconds to 3 minutes A selection of poppers Poppers (or popper or poppe) is a slang term referring to recreational drugs belonging to the alkyl nitrite family of chemical compounds. When fumes from these substances are inhaled, they act as ...

  3. Recreational use of nitrous oxide - Wikipedia

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    2O charger (bottom right), cracker (top right) and balloon. 3 liter can of recreational nitrous oxide to fill up balloons. Nitrous oxide (street name nangs, hippy crack, whippets, whippits or cannies) is a gas which can induce euphoria, hallucinogenic states and relaxation when inhaled. [ 1] Nitrous oxide is a neurotoxin and excessive use can ...

  4. Christmas cracker - Wikipedia

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    Christmas crackers are festive table decorations that make a snapping sound when pulled open, and typically contain a small gift, paper hat and a joke. They are part of Christmas celebrations in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa .

  5. Party popper - Wikipedia

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    Party poppers. A party popper is a handheld pyrotechnic device commonly used at parties. It emits a loud popping noise by means of a small, friction -actuated explosive charge that is activated by pulling a string. [1] The explosive charge comes from a very small amount of Armstrong's mixture (a highly sensitive explosive) in the neck of the ...

  6. Potter's field - Wikipedia

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    Potter's field in Dunn County, Wisconsin. A potter's field, paupers' grave or common grave is a place for the burial of unknown, unclaimed or indigent people. "Potter's field" is of Biblical origin, referring to Akeldama (meaning field of blood in Aramaic ), stated to have been purchased after Judas Iscariot 's suicide by the chief priests of ...

  7. The Open Society and Its Enemies - Wikipedia

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    978-0-691-15813-6 (1 volume 2013 Princeton ed.) The Open Society and Its Enemies is a work on political philosophy by the philosopher Karl Popper, in which the author presents a "defence of the open society against its enemies", [ 1] and offers a critique of theories of teleological historicism, according to which history unfolds inexorably ...

  8. Popcorn maker - Wikipedia

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    Popcorn maker. A popcorn maker (also called a popcorn popper) is a machine used to pop popcorn. Since ancient times, popcorn has been a popular snack food, produced through the explosive expansion of kernels of heated corn ( maize ). [ 1] Commercial large-scale popcorn machines were invented by Charles Cretors in the late 19th century.

  9. Bang snaps - Wikipedia

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    Composition. Bang snaps consist of a small amount of gravel or coarse sand impregnated with a minute quantity (~0.2 milligrams) [2] of silver fulminate high explosive and twisted in a cigarette paper to produce a shape resembling a cherry. The friction-sensitive silver fulminate detonates when stepped on, ignited, or thrown on a hard surface ...