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  2. Independence Flagpole - Wikipedia

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    The flagpole's construction took less than a month and was finished in September 2013. [5] The newer flagpole was divided into three segments. The old flagpole was moved to the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite. [4] The project details of the flagpole restoration went viral and was a subject of controversy due to its price which critics found ...

  3. Winch - Wikipedia

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    Self-tailing winch on a sailboat. A sheet line runs from the sail (left, not shown) behind the winch to a block (lower right, not shown) and only from there back to the winch (lower part). The handle is detachable to ease line handling. Front of a MAN-based fire engine with a built-in winch, e.g. for towing damaged cars after an accident

  4. Crank (mechanism) - Wikipedia

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    Hand crank for a winch on a sailboat - commonly referred to as a winch handle. A crank is an arm attached at a right angle to a rotating shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft. When combined with a connecting rod, it can be used to convert circular motion into reciprocating motion, or vice versa. The arm may be ...

  5. Flagpole - Wikipedia

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    The current tallest flagpole in India is the 110-metre (360 ft) flagpole in Belgaum, Karnataka which was first hoisted on 12 March 2018. [9] [10] The tallest flagpole in the United Kingdom from 1959 until 2007 stood in Kew Gardens. It was made from a Canadian Douglas-fir tree and was 68.5 m (225 ft) in height. [11]

  6. Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly - Wikipedia

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    According to one account, Kelly climbed his first pole at the age of seven, and at nine he performed a "human fly" trick, climbing up the side of a building. [1]He is credited with popularizing the pole-sitting fad after sitting atop a flagpole in 1924, either in response to a dare from a friend [7] or as a publicity stunt to draw customers to a Philadelphia department store. [8]

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