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2. Wagon-wheel effect - Wikipedia

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   Video of a spinning, patterned paper disc. At a certain speed the sets of spokes appear to slow and rotate in opposite directions. The wagon-wheel effect (alternatively called stagecoach-wheel effect) is an optical illusion in which a spoked wheel appears to rotate differently from its true rotation. The wheel can appear to rotate more slowly ...

3. Prayer wheel - Wikipedia

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   A prayer wheel, or mani wheel, is a cylindrical wheel ( Tibetan: འཁོར་ལོ།, Wylie: 'khor lo, Oirat: кюрдэ) for Buddhist recitation. The wheel is installed on a spindle made from metal, wood, stone, leather, or coarse cotton. Prayer wheels are common in Tibet and areas where Tibetan culture is predominant. Traditionally, a ...

4. Spinning wheel - Wikipedia

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   The spinning drive wheel turns the flyer and, via friction with the flyer shaft, the bobbin. A short tension band, or brake band, adds drag to the bobbin such that when the spinner loosens their tension on the newly spun yarn, the bobbin and flyer spin relative to each other and the yarn is wound onto the bobbin.

5. 5 practical ways to keep your financial information and ... - AOL

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   Here are five practices to build into your regular money management — and keep your personal and financial information safe from criminals and fraud online. 1. Monitor your finances regularly ...

6. A Bronze Age-style ship just sailed through the Persian Gulf ...

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   The team was overjoyed by how well the ship fared when it finally took to the sea on March 2, said Robert B. Jackson, photographer and health and safety officer. “For the first time in 4,000 ...

7. Detroit pitcher Kenta Maeda says he's OK despite taking line ...

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   Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda should be on schedule to make his next start despite being hit by a liner during during the sixth inning of Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels.