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  2. Steam whistle - Wikipedia

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    Steam quality – The dryness of steam provided to a whistles is variable and will affect whistle tone frequency. Steam quality determines the velocity of sound, which declines with decreasing dryness due to the inertia of the liquid phase. The speed of sound in steam is predictable if steam dryness is known. [45]

  3. Fix issues with AOL Mail image challenges - AOL Help

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    AOL Mail uses many security measures to keep your account secure, one of which is CAPTCHA or image challenges when sending mail. These challenges exist to make it harder for hackers to access your accounts. The characters can't be read by a computer and must be entered manually, ensuring only a real person can pass the test. Why am I being ...

  4. CAPTCHA - Wikipedia

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    This CAPTCHA (reCAPTCHA v1) of "smwm" obscures its message from computer interpretation by twisting the letters and adding a slight background color gradient.A CAPTCHA (/ ˈ k æ p. tʃ ə / KAP-chə) is a type of challenge–response test used in computing to determine whether the user is human in order to deter bot attacks and spam.

  5. Theatrical smoke and fog - Wikipedia

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    Theatrical smoke and fog, also known as special effect smoke, fog or haze, is a category of atmospheric effects used in the entertainment industry.The use of fogs can be found throughout motion picture and television productions, live theatre, concerts, at nightclubs and raves, amusement and theme parks and even in video arcades and similar venues.

  6. Scunthorpe problem - Wikipedia

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    The Scunthorpe problem is the unintentional blocking of online content by a spam filter or search engine because their text contains a string (or substring) of letters that appear to have an obscene or otherwise unacceptable meaning. Names, abbreviations, and technical terms are most often cited as being affected by the issue.

  7. reCAPTCHA - Wikipedia

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    reCAPTCHA Inc. [1] is a CAPTCHA system owned by Google.It enables web hosts to distinguish between human and automated access to websites. The original version asked users to decipher hard-to-read text or match images.

  8. Audio feedback - Wikipedia

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    The principles of audio feedback were first discovered by Danish scientist Søren Absalon Larsen, hence it is also known as the Larsen effect. Feedback is almost always considered undesirable when it occurs with a singer's or public speaker's microphone at an event using a sound reinforcement system or PA system .

  9. Sound effect - Wikipedia

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    The term sound effect dates back to the early days of radio. In its Year Book 1931 the BBC published a major article about "The Use of Sound Effects". It considers sound effects deeply linked with broadcasting and states: "It would be a great mistake to think of them as analogous to punctuation marks and accents in print.