A lightning rod is a metal pole with a wire attached to it that runs from a high point in the building and down to the ground. They are used to prevent damage to buildings. Grounding static charges can help prevent sparks near flammable fuels. Paint sprayers work better if the object and the paint have different charges. Photocopiers use electrostatic principles in their operation. Grounding wires prevent damage to electrical equipment. Electrostatic precipitators work by creating charged
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Introduction Hardware stores sometimes known as home improvement stores or DIY stores‚ sell household hardware for home improvement including: fasteners‚ hand tools‚ power tools‚ keys‚ locks‚ hinges‚ chains‚ plumbing supplies‚ electrical supplies‚ cleaning products‚ housewares‚ tools‚ utensils‚ paint‚ and lawn and garden products directly to consumers for use at home or for business. Bikol Enterprise – Hardware & Lumber was opened July 4‚ 2004 at Villanueva St. Caloocan City. At first‚ Mr
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7 July 2013 Brain regions where ideas become contagious identified by Will Parker How do ideas spread? Why do some videos go viral? UCLA scientists have taken a first step toward answering these questions by identifying the brain regions associated with the successful spread of ideas. The research‚ reported in the journal Psychological Science‚ has broad implications and could lead to more persuasive advertisements and better ways for teachers to communicate with students. The study suggests
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THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS Plot Summary The story opens with a clock announcing that it is time to wake up and a hint of premonition that perhaps no one will. In the kitchen‚ the stove cooks breakfast and a voice from the ceiling announces the setting: Allendale‚ California‚ on August 4‚ 2026. The automated house prepares itself for the day‚ but its inhabitants have not responded to several wake up calls‚ breakfast‚ the weather box‚ or the waiting car. The robotic mice finish cleaning the house
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I find it clear that the main point that Ray Bradbury is trying to push across in Something Wicked This Way Comes is that one should learn to appreciate what they have‚ and not strive to attain impossible flights of fancy. A reason for such that I will set forth is that often‚ when one attains something that seems impossible‚ a unknown‚ hefty price is exacted. Another is that oftentimes‚ your perceptions of how good what you have and don’t have are often clouded‚ until it is too late. Last‚ but
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The book was influenced by scientific feud that ushered in the first battery and our modern understanding of electricity (Brown‚ Alan S.) The person who made the first battery was Volta. He was one of the few inspirations for Mary’s Frankenstein book. Mary’s idea for Frankenstein being reanimated by electricity was borrowed b the concept that Luigi Galvani called “Animal Electricity”. (Brown‚ Alan S.) In 1803 Giovanni Aldini‚ the nephew of Galvani inserted metal rods into the mouth and ear
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WESTFIELD Science-Oriented School and Colleges CERTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT This is to certify that we have read the individual project entitled MAKING ELECTRICITY FROM SALTWATER AND AIR The researcher has successfully completed and defended his Science Project before a panel Recommendation: [ ] Approved [ ] Passed with revision [ ] Redefense Sir Jonathan Paulino Sir Joebert Angeles Member of
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FIP 128/450 Sp2014 Bottoms City Fire Department CASE NUMBER: #123456 DATE: 4/21/14 Description On April 21‚ 2014‚ I responded to 100 Eddie Lane‚ at the request of the Captain from Engine 1. Arrival at the scene by the unit was 0200 hours. At the time of the investigators arrival‚ the fire had been extinguished by Engine 1. I observed a wood-frame construction‚ two-story‚ basement‚ one-family residence. The fire was restricted to the main structure‚ meaning no out buildings or vehicles were
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Title: There Will Come Soft Rains Author: Ray Bradbury Text type: Short story ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ made me feel absolutely devastated. Immersing me slowly in its melancholy world of rubbles‚ dust and ashes burning away in a nuclear war. Is by far the shortest‚ sharpest and most depressing short story that I have ever read. ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ is a snapshot that perfectly captures all of the social paranoias in society during the post war period of the 1950s. Rendering the beautiful
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the burdens of my parents will be lessen. By the time comes‚ when I can build my own family. I can give my children a better food‚ shelter‚ cloth and the most important is education. To be honest‚ there’s still none these dreams that I have mention comes true but I don’t loose hope on it. I’m still young and there is still a long way to walk. As long as I have faith to God and work hard in order to achieve my dreams and one day my dreams can comes true. When I was a kid I have a dream of becoming a
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