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It also prevents rocks from being stuck in between, damaging tyres or other vehicles (fling out). The disadvantage is the lack of tire redundancy from which Dual Wheels benefit, as tire failure can disable the vehicle [32] [35] and increased highway wear, through the high point loading and scrubbing of road surfaces when making tight turns. [36]
Magnetic resonance image of the lower leg in the coronal plane showing high signal (bright) areas around the tibia as signs of shin splints. Shin splints are generally diagnosed from a history and physical examination. [3] The important factors on history are the location of pain, what triggers the pain, and the absence of cramping or numbness. [3]
Groups that are commonly affected include runners (especially on concrete or asphalt), dancers, gymnasts, and military personnel. Rates of shin splints in at-risk groups range from 4% to 35%. The condition occurs more often in women. Shin splints are generally treated by rest followed by a gradual return to exercise over a period of weeks. [16 ...
A "high nose" locomotive running with the long hood facing forward. Reminiscent of the Southern Railway and the Norfolk & Western style of running locomotives. [citation needed] Right-of-way The right-of-way (ROW) is the property owned or controlled by a railroad for purposes of transportation. [212] [213] Road engine (US)
Hot Shot Hamish, a character in a British football-themed comic strips; Hot Shot!, the 2009–10 FIRST Tech Challenge competition; Ford Hot Shots, a curling competition; Hot Shot, the brand name for a line of hot water makers made by Sunbeam Products; Hot Shot, the brand name for an insecticide using Lambda-cyhalothrin
To carry the shot to the cannons, hot-shot ladles were used. The ladles had an iron cup for the shot with one or three handles. Round shot less than 24 lb (11 kg) weight size could be carried by one man with a single-handle ladle, while larger shot needed a three-handle ladle, carried between two men like a stretcher.
A hot box is the term used when an axle bearing overheats on a piece of railway rolling stock. [1] The term is derived from the journal-bearing trucks used before the mid-20th century. The axle bearings were housed in a box that used oil-soaked rags or cotton (collectively called "packing") to reduce the friction of the axle against the truck ...
Shin-bang [1] is a general sense of discomfort or pain in the lower anterior portion of the tibia that contacts the tongue of a ski boot, especially when pressed against the boot. It should not to be confused with shin-bite, which is a condition where the shin is rubbed raw due to irritation inside of the ski boot.