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  2. Biomechanics of sprint running - Wikipedia

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    Human legs during walking have been mechanically simplified in previous studies to a set of inverted pendulums, while distance running (characterized as a bouncing gait) has modeled the legs as springs. Until recently, it had been long believed that faster sprinting speeds are promoted solely by physiological features that increase stride ...

  3. Bootleg turn - Wikipedia

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    A bootleg turn is a driving maneuver intended to reverse the direction of travel of a forward-moving automobile by 180 degrees in a minimum amount of time while staying within the width of a two-lane road. [1] This maneuver is also known as a smuggler's turn, powerslide, or simply bootlegger.

  4. Handbrake turn - Wikipedia

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    François Duval performing a handbrake turn with his Citroën Xsara WRC during 2007 Rallye Deutschland. The handbrake turn (also known as a bootleg or bootlegger's turn) is a driving technique used to deliberately slide a car sideways, either for the purpose of quickly negotiating a very tight bend, or for turning around well within the vehicle's own turning diameter.

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  6. How to spend less on gas: Fix your car. Drive slower ... - AOL

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    According to the EPA, "fixing a car that is noticeably out of tune or has failed an emissions test can improve its gas mileage by an average of 4%, though results vary based on the kind of repair ...

  7. Is driving on the shoulder to let faster vehicles pass you ...

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    Slow or stop when the vehicle is disabled and traffic or other circumstances prohibit the safe movement of the vehicles to the shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of the roadway.

  8. Rebound exercise - Wikipedia

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    A pair of jumpers A mini-trampoline.. Rebound exercise (or “rebounding”) is a type of elastically leveraged low-impact exercise usually performed on a device known as a rebounder—sometimes called a "mini-trampoline" or "fitness trampoline"—which is directly descended from regular sports or athletic trampolines.

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