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  2. Automatic watch - Wikipedia

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    Video of the rotor turning in an automatic wristwatch having a glass back, when the watch is moved by hand. An automatic watch, also known as a self-winding watch or simply an automatic, is a mechanical watch where the natural motion of the wearer provides energy to wind the mainspring, making manual winding unnecessary if worn enough. [1]

  3. John Harwood (watchmaker) - Wikipedia

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    In 1922 he moved to the Isle of Man to set up his own watch repair business. [3] Harwood self-winding watch. In 1923, supported by a local businessman, he developed a self-winding wristwatch and applied for a patent in Switzerland, which was granted in September, 1924. His design ensured that the watch could be hermetically sealed against the ...

  4. Twister...Ride It Out - Wikipedia

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    It was necessary to generate constant winds of 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) for a full size effect generation. The sound of thunder was piped through 54 speakers powered by 42,000 watts, enough to power five average homes. The roar of the tornado was made of a combination of camel sounds, lion roars, backward human and animal screams.

  5. These Tornado Movies Deliver All the Best Twists and Turns ...

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    Everything I know about tornadoes, I've learned from the movies, these 9 best tornado movies, to be exact. If you want to learn about the embellished dangers of tornadoes, you should watch 'em too ...

  6. 46 of the greatest ghost movies of all time - AOL

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    Full of the overwrought acting and super-saturated visuals typical of horror movies from the 1970s, this classic ghost tale features a physicist, his wife and two mediums who dare to spend a night ...

  7. Category:Films about tornadoes - Wikipedia

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    Tornado! Twister (1996 film) Twister (1989 film) Twisters (film) U. The Ugly Duckling (1931 film) W. The Wizard of Oz; The Wizard of the Emerald City (2024 film)

  8. How those 'Twisters' tornadoes got to look so real — and scary

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    Tornado 4 wreaks havoc on a rodeo and sends a horse trailer flying through the air ... real or CG? The large trailer is there for real. The part where it falls into the pool, that's computer graphics.

  9. Automatic quartz - Wikipedia

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    Automatic quartz is a collective term describing watch movements that combine a self-winding rotor mechanism [1] (as used in automatic mechanical watches) to generate electricity with a piezoelectric quartz crystal as its timing element. Such movements aim to provide the advantages of quartz without the inconvenience and environmental impact of ...