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  2. Moving sofa problem - Wikipedia

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    The Hammersley sofa has area 2.2074 but is not the largest solution Gerver's sofa of area 2.2195 with 18 curve sections A telephone handset, a closer match than a sofa to Gerver's shape. A lower bound on the sofa constant can be proven by finding a specific shape of a high area and a path for moving it through the corner.

  3. Couch - Wikipedia

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    A furniture set consisting of a sofa with two matching chairs [17] is known as a "chesterfield suite" [18] or "living-room suite". [19] In the UK, the word chesterfield was used to refer to any couch in the 1900s. A chesterfield now describes a deep buttoned sofa, usually made from leather, with arms and back of the same height.

  4. Le Corbusier's Furniture - Wikipedia

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    In the book he defined three different furniture types: type-needs, type-furniture, and human-limb objects. He defined human-limb objects as: "Extensions of our limbs and adapted to human functions that are type-needs and type-functions, therefore type-objects and type-furniture. The human-limb object is a docile servant.

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  6. Fainting couch - Wikipedia

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    Méridienne (c. 1750–1760) Red upholstered fainting couch A fainting couch is a modern term describing a couch with a back traditionally raised at one end. The back may be situated completely on one side of the couch or wrapped around and extended to the entire piece, much like a traditional couch.

  7. Glossary of table tennis - Wikipedia

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    Table tennis racket Also known as a paddle or bat, is used by table tennis players. The table tennis racket is usually made from laminated wood covered with rubber on one or two sides depending on the player's grip. The USA generally uses the term "paddle" while Europeans and Asians use the term "bat" and the official ITTF term is "racket". [17]

  8. Table tennis - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a table tennis table showing the official dimensions. The table is 2.74 m (9.0 ft) long, 1.525 m (5.0 ft) wide, and 76 cm (2.5 ft) high with any continuous material so long as the table yields a uniform bounce of about 23 cm (9.1 in) when a standard ball is dropped onto it from a height of 30 cm (11.8 in), or about 77%.

  9. Category:Retractable-roof stadiums - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of sports venues that allow for both indoor and outdoor sporting events because they have a retractable roof. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.