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  2. Ski (driving stunt) - Wikipedia

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    The stunt is generally performed by driving one pair of wheels up on a ramp to lift one side of the car. [2] Alternately, the stunt can be done in a vehicle with a high center of gravity (such as a 4x4 or SUV) by turning sharply or at speed. This technique is more dangerous because there is a strong possibility of the vehicle tipping completely ...

  3. Spatial disorientation - Wikipedia

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    For example, in an aircraft that is making a coordinated (banked) turn, no matter how steep, occupants will have little or no sensation of being tilted in the air unless the horizon is visible, as the combined forces of lift and gravity are felt as pressing the occupant into the seat without a lateral force sliding them to either side. [13]

  4. Carved turn - Wikipedia

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    A carved turn is a skiing and snowboarding term for the technique of turning by shifting the ski or snowboard onto its edges. When edged, the sidecut geometry causes the ski (in the following, snowboard is implicit and not mentioned) to bend into an arc, and the ski naturally follows this arc shape to produce a turning motion.

  5. Skid (automobile) - Wikipedia

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    Once the force exceeds the limit circle, that tire starts to slip. Skidding is the vehicle's response to one or more tires slipping. The vehicle dynamics during a skid will depend on whether some or all of the tires are skidding, and whether the car was rotating or turning when the skid began.

  6. Is idling in your car bad for you? - AOL

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    Car exhaust generated by idling usually contains nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxide, ammonia and ozone. "People started paying attention to these vehicles that are just sitting there, generating ...

  7. Glossary of skiing and snowboarding terms - Wikipedia

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    Also called a cable car. A class of cable-based transport for snow sports where skiers and snowboarders are carried uphill aboard chairs, cars, cabins, or gondolas suspended from a cable in the air, as opposed to surface lifts, where they remain on the ground. aerial skiing A sub-discipline of freestyle skiing and a competitive Winter Olympic event in which participants ski off of 2–4-metre ...

  8. Automobile handling - Wikipedia

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    The car's momentum acts at its centre of mass to tilt the car forward or backward, respectively during braking and acceleration. Since it is only the downward force that changes and not the location of the centre of mass, the effect on over/under steer is opposite to that of an actual change in the centre of mass. When a car is braking, the ...

  9. Arlberg technique - Wikipedia

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    further refinement of the basic Christie turn continues through development of "weighting", moving the skis into the turn by moving weight from one ski to the other, as opposed to pushing the skis directly. The Arlberg technique is based on the similarly of these concepts, introducing each stage as a series of modifications on the previous ...