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  2. Suspension (body modification) - Wikipedia

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    Body suspension means the act of rigging a human body to hang from implements that have been placed through temporary perforations in the skin. [1] A number of health concerns might be associated with the practice, such as excessive bleeding, fainting, fall injuries, and infections. [2] Indian man with hooks in his back at the festival of ...

  3. Handgun holster - Wikipedia

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    The strut transfers the weight of the firearm to the belt and retains the weapon in place for secure removal. A flexible band is also attached to the holster and worn above the waist to keep the weapon snug against the body. Concealment is achieved by wearing the unit inside of a shirt which may be tucked in or worn outside. [citation needed]

  4. Ball joint - Wikipedia

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    Many currently manufactured automobiles worldwide use MacPherson strut suspension, which utilises one ball joint per side, between the lower end of the strut and the control arm, with the necessary small amount of articulation at the top of the strut being usually provided by an elastomeric bearing, within which is a ball bearing to allow free ...

  5. 'Bridgerton' is making corsets cool again. But are they safe ...

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    Bridgerton (starring Nicola Coughlan, pictured) is back. Read what experts have to say about corsets before you try the trend. (Everett) (Everett)

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  7. Suspension trauma - Wikipedia

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    Worker hanging strapped into a safety harness during a fall rescue drill. Suspension trauma, also known as orthostatic shock while suspended, harness hang syndrome (HHS), suspension syndrome, or orthostatic intolerance, is an effect which occurs when the human body is held upright without any movement for a period of time.

  8. History of corsets - Wikipedia

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    Woman's stays c. 1730–1740. Silk plain weave with supplementary weft-float patterning, stiffened with whalebone. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.63.24.5. [1]The corset is a supportive undergarment for women, dating, in Europe, back several centuries, evolving as fashion trends have changed and being known, depending on era and geography, as a pair of bodies, stays and corsets.

  9. Strut - Wikipedia

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    Strut is a common name in timber framing for a support or brace of scantlings lighter than a post. Frequently struts are found in roof framing from either a tie beam or a king post to a principal rafter. Struts may be vertically plumb or leaning (then called canted, raking, or angled) and may be straight or curved.