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AJ Armani Jeans: AJ is the acronym used by the brand Armani Jeans The Unrare: n/a Apple Jacks [11] Backronym of AJ Ajax [15] Named after the foam cleaner due to the phonetic similarity between "Ajax" and "Ace-Jack", or "A-Jacks" Blackjack [22] Named after the card game in which AJ (Or an Ace with a picture card or 10) is the highest possible hand
The weapon was fired using a hand crank, located at the rear of the gun. The crank would feed rounds into the weapon from the hopper, and would fire them one by one. A wedge shaped block would rise up and lock the round in place, a cam operated hammer would then strike the percussion cap, firing the round. [4]
According to F. Lisheng and T. Qingjun, the hand-crank of the rotary quern was different from a crank, which was the combination of a hand-crank and a push-and-pull connecting rod by a hinge. [7] The Antikythera mechanism, dated to around 200 BC, [25] [26] used a crank as a part of its mechanism. [27]
The Curta is a hand-held mechanical calculator designed by Curt Herzstark. [1] It is known for its extremely compact design: a small cylinder that fits in the palm of the hand. It was affectionately known as the "pepper grinder" or "peppermill" due to its shape and means of operation; its superficial resemblance to a certain type of hand ...
The Slap Chop is a hand-held chopping device with internal blades; to operate it, the user places it over a food item and slaps down the button on the top. The Graty is a cheese grater operated by placing the cheese inside and then turning the outside housing of the utensil which causes the cheese to be grated. [ 21 ]
A lottery machine jam turned out to be a blessing after it made one Illinois Lottery player $9.2 million richer.. The winning $2 Lotto ticket was purchased on Aug. 24 in Addison, about 20 miles ...
A Norrahammars Bruk, model 3005-2, mangle from 1934. A mangle [1] is a mechanical laundry aid consisting of two rollers in a sturdy frame, connected by cogs and (in its home version) powered by a hand crank or by electricity.
I agree that either this needs a section on taffy pulls or the redirect needs to be changed to allow a separate taffy pull article. Jrishel 18:11, 26 September 2021 (UTC) My separate article for taffy pull was reverted, so I've added the relevant section to the Taffy article Jrishel 23:23, 17 May 2022 (UTC)