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A shank is a type of knot that is used to shorten a rope or take up slack, such as the sheepshank. The sheepshank knot is not stable. It will fall apart under too much load or too little load. The knot has several features which allow a rope to be shortened:
"Take." Said by the climber to tell the belayer to remove the slack from the rope, and warn that the climber is going to put weight on the rope. "Got you." Said by the belayer to confirm that the slack has been removed from the rope and they are ready for the climber's weight. "Give me slack."/"Slack."
In mechanical engineering, backlash, sometimes called lash, play, or slop, is a clearance or lost motion in a mechanism caused by gaps between the parts. It can be defined as "the maximum distance or angle through which any part of a mechanical system may be moved in one direction without applying appreciable force or motion to the next part in mechanical sequence."
Ever since the two senior royals have taken a step back from their royal duties, Prince William, 41, and Queen Camilla, 76, have picked up the slack, making a handful of solo appearances and ...
The National Center for Education Statistics released a report earlier this week that revealed a startling fact about college education: More than half of U.S. students are depending on federal ...
Don’t beat yourself up if you buy a few frozen meals to avoid having to cook. Woman looking frustrated while sitting on a bed with a crying toddler, highlighting exhaustion and family dynamics.
In railroading, slack action is the amount of free movement of one car before it transmits its motion to an adjoining coupled car. This free movement results from the fact that in railroad practice cars are loosely coupled, and the coupling is often combined with a shock-absorbing device, a "draft gear", which, under stress, substantially increases the free movement as the train is started or ...
Charity slacktivism is an action in support of a cause that takes little effort on the part of the individual. Examples of online charity slacktivism include posting a Facebook status to support a cause, "liking" a charity organization's cause on Facebook, tweeting or retweeting a charity organization's request for support on Twitter, signing ...