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In spark-ignition internal combustion engines, knocking (also knock, detonation, spark knock, pinging or pinking) occurs when combustion of some of the air/fuel mixture in the cylinder does not result from propagation of the flame front ignited by the spark plug, but when one or more pockets of air/fuel mixture explode outside the envelope of the normal combustion front.
"Boiler" is a song by the American rap rock band Limp Bizkit. It was released in July 2001 as the fifth and final single from their third studio album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. Guitar World described the song as "an old-school, L.L. Cool J.-style rap ballad". [1]
Noise generated on board ships and submarines can have far-reaching effects on the ability of the vessel to operate safely and efficiently. Military vessels in particular need to be quiet to avoid detection by sonar , so many methods have been used to limit a vessel's noise signature.
The speed of sound in steam is predictable if steam dryness is known. [45] Also, the specific volume of steam for a given temperature decreases with decreasing dryness. [46] [39] Two examples of estimates of speed of sound in steam calculated from whistles blown under field conditions are 1,326 and 1,352 feet per second. [47]
For weeks, an elderly woman complained to her family about the strange knocking sounds coming from beneath her El Sereno home late at night. On Thursday, police made a terrifying discovery.
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"The Boiler" is about a woman with low self-esteem ('boiler' being a pejorative term for a sexually unattractive woman [2]) who is raped and assaulted. In the song Rhoda Dakar references the rape of a friend some years before. "The Boiler" was the first song The Bodysnatchers wrote themselves; prior to this they only had played old ska covers.
Eddie Cochran's "Somethin' Else" features an identical drum beat, played by Earl Palmer, as does John Bonham's introduction to the Led Zeppelin song "Rock and Roll". [7] The version of the song recorded by Louis Jordan was featured in the 2015 videogame Fallout 4 , as part of the in-game radio station "Diamond City Radio".