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2. Ball chain - Wikipedia

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   Common uses of ball chain are for pull cords on light fixtures [1] and ceiling fans, keychains, and as retaining chains for things such as counter pens, and dogtag chains. Typical width is size 3, or 2.4 mm, steel ball chain. In the jewelry industry, pure 925 sterling silver may be in 1 mm, 1.2 mm, 1.5 mm, 1.8 mm, and 2.2 mm ball chain.

3. Necklacing - Wikipedia

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   Necklacing. Necklacing is a method of extrajudicial summary execution and torture carried out by forcing a rubber tire drenched with petrol around a victim's chest and arms, and setting it on fire. The term "necklace" originated in the 1980s in black townships of apartheid South Africa where suspected apartheid collaborators were publicly ...

4. Catenary - Wikipedia

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   The silk on a spider's web forming multiple elastic catenaries. In physics and geometry, a catenary (US: / ˈkætənɛri / KAT-ən-err-ee, UK: / kəˈtiːnəri / kə-TEE-nər-ee) is the curve that an idealized hanging chain or cable assumes under its own weight when supported only at its ends in a uniform gravitational field.

5. Pullstring - Wikipedia

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   Pullstring. Japanese spinning tops with pullstrings. A pullstring (pull string, pull-string), pullcord (pull cord, pull-cord), or pullchain (pull-chain, pull chain) is a string, cord, or chain wound on a spring -loaded spindle that engages a mechanism when it is pulled. It is most commonly used in toys and motorized equipment.

6. Jewellery chain - Wikipedia

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   Jewellery chain. Gold body chain for a slight woman or a girl. Frontal view with an amethyst and four garnets; four other gems are missing (4th or 5th century Romano British, part of the Hoxne hoard) [] Jewellery chains, jewelery chains or body chains are metal chains are used in jewellery to encircle parts of the body, namely the neck, wrists ...

7. Rope chain - Wikipedia

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   Rope chain. A rope chain is a metal chain necklace consisting of several small links which pattern the shape of a rope. The rope chain begins as a metal wire and is twisted into links. The style is immensely popular throughout the world. these chains are most popular in silver and gold but can also be made with other metals as well. The rope ...