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• Weight
  ...he same as [[mass]] in both common and scientific usage. In common usage, weight still means the same as [[mass]]. == Weight and mass ==
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• Midget car
  '''Midget cars''' are very small [[race cars]] with a very high [[power-to-weight ratio]]s and typically using four-cylinder engines. Despite their name, the ==Stepping stone to high profile divisions==
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• Rialto Bridge
  ...d by [[Bajamonte Tiepolo]] in [[1310]]. It collapsed in [[1444]] under the weight of a crowd watching a boat parade and again in [[1524]]. The idea of rebuilding the bridge in stone was first proposed in [[1503]]. Several projects were considered over the f
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• Engine
  ...rotation. In a poem by [[Ausonius]] in the [[4th century]], he mentions a stone-cutting saw powered by water. ...specially in the transport and/or raising of some 15 to over 100 [[ton]] [[stone]] blocks.
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• Marine engine
  ...rotation. In a poem by [[Ausonius]] in the [[4th century]], he mentions a stone-cutting saw powered by water. ...specially in the transport and/or raising of some 15 to over 100 [[ton]] [[stone]] blocks.
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• California II
  * '''Base Level:''' the Jackal, later the Stone; distinguished by a single disk up front, no tach, and minimal trim enhance ...ith two cosmetic "upgrade" packages: California Stone Metal and California Stone Chrome.
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• Roller bearing
  ...e sets of logs laid on the ground with a large stone block on top. As the stone is pulled, the logs roll along the ground with little sliding friction. As ...element bearings have the advantage of a good tradeoff between cost, size, weight, carrying capacity, durability, accuracy, friction, and so on.
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• Newton's Second Law
  ...a constant velocity (in this case, zero) because the downward force of its weight balances out the upward force (called the [[Normal force|normal force]]) wh ...bend itself, will draw the horse as much towards the stone, as it does the stone towards the horse, and will obstruct the progress of the one as much as it
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• Formula Ford
  ...ass of Formula Ford cars popular in some countries, although the increased weight of the engine was felt to adversely affect the handling of the cars. The fo ...powerful than the Zetecs, and weigh more than 20 kg less, reducing overall weight and increasing performance significantly.
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• Fiat 508
  | Weight || 685-710 ...as the nickname of Giovanni Battista Perasso who, in 1746 in Genoa threw a stone against an Austrian officer for rebelling against the Austrian invasion of
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• Kart racing
  ...obby]] by non-professionals. Karting is commonly perceived as the stepping stone to the higher and more expensive ranks of motorsports. ...under 4.5 seconds, and has a top speed of 75mph. It has a better power to weight ratio than a Ferrari F50. A kart like this can be driven by race licence ho
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• Motor oil
  ...er the SAE grade number is. These numbers are often referred to as the '''weight''' of a motor oil. The reference temperature is meant to approximate the o ...ns that this oil can be pumped by your engine as cold as a single-grade 10 weight oil can be pumped. "5W" can be pumped at a lower temperature than "10W". Th
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• Superbike World Championship
  ...to 162 kg) and will also have a 50 mm air restrictor fitted. The weight limit and the intake-restrictor size of twin machines will be updated, if n ...Chris Vermeulen]] have used the Superbike World Championship as a stepping stone to entering [[MotoGP]], [[James Toseland]] will also move to MotoGP in 2008
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• Pizza
  ...pically aluminum). When making pizza at home, it can be baked on a [[pizza stone]] in a regular oven to imitate the effect of a brick oven. Another option i ...mm (¹⁄₈ in) thick. The pizza must be baked for 60–90 [[second]]s in a 485C stone oven with an oak-wood fire. When cooked, it should be crispy, tender and fr
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• Wheel
  ...ltures]] seem to have approached it, as wheel-like worked [[rock (geology)|stone]]s have been found on objects identified as [[children]]'s [[toys]] dating ...nk is not suitable, as it does not have the structural strength to support weight without collapsing; rounded pieces of longitudinal boards are required.
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• Olive oil
  ...ods]] determine the oil's [[acidity]], defined as the percent, measured by weight, of [[Fatty acid#Free fatty acids|free]] [[oleic acid]] in it. This is a me ...ing the [[tree]]s with sticks to knock the olives off and crushing them in stone or wooden [[mortar (bowl)|mortar]]s or [[beam press]]es. Nowadays, olives a
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• History of the bicycle
  ...dals, treadles and hand-cranks, but these designs often suffered from high weight and high rolling resistance. However, [[Willard Sawyer]] in [[Dover]] succe ...the wheel that was used for steering. The use of metal frames reduced the weight and provided sleeker, more elegant designs, and also allowed [[mass-product
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• Tour de France
  ...eaviest rider was Magnus Backstedt at 95 kg (209 lb or 14 [[stone (weight)|stone]] 13 lb). *The lightest was Leonardo Piepoli at 57 kg (126 lb or 8 stone 14 lb).
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• Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  ...e celebration quickly turned into a disaster due to the surface of crushed stone and tar. There were terrible injuries to the race car drivers and spectator ...too many pit stops because of the massive engine's thirst for fuel and the weight that went with the extra fuel.
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• Tire
  ...water from the rain would be compressed into the grooves by the vehicle's weight, providing better traction in the tire to road contact. Without such groov ** Mud terrain tires also tend to be wider than other tires, to spread the weight of the vehicle over a greater [[contact patch]] to prevent the vehicle from
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