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  2. Heron's fountain - Wikipedia

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    Heron's fountain is not a perpetual motion machine. [2] If the nozzle of the spout is narrow, it may play for several minutes, but it eventually comes to a stop. The water coming out of the tube may go higher than the level in any container, but the net flow of water is downward.

  3. Path of Exile 2 - Wikipedia

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    In November 2019, Grinding Gear Games announced the sequel, Path of Exile 2, during their Exilecon conference. [5] The sequel was originally to be a new, seven-act story-line that would be available alongside the original campaign in the original Path of Exile with both the current and new storylines leading to the same shared endgame.

  4. Water pumping - Wikipedia

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    Gravity does all the work. In all other instances, pumps are necessary. In day-to-day situations, available water is often contaminated, unhealthy, or even naturally poisonous, so that it is necessary to pump potable water from lower levels to higher levels, where it can be of use. A fresh water source in a lower stream, river, pond, or lake is ...

  5. Hand pump - Wikipedia

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    In parts of Britain and Ireland, it was often called the parish pump. Though such community pumps are no longer common, people still used the expression parish pump to describe a place or forum where matters of local interest are discussed. [3] Because water from pitcher pumps is drawn directly from the soil, it is more prone to contamination.

  6. Acrobatics - Wikipedia

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    Acrobatics (from Ancient Greek ἀκροβατέω (akrobatéō) 'walk on tiptoe, strut') [1] is the performance of human feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination. Acrobatic skills are used in performing arts , sporting events, and martial arts .

  7. Peristaltic pump - Wikipedia

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    A peristaltic pump, also commonly known as a roller pump, is a type of positive displacement pump used for pumping a variety of fluids. The fluid is contained in a flexible tube fitted inside a circular pump casing. Most peristaltic pumps work through rotary motion, though linear peristaltic pumps have also been made.

  8. Archimedes' screw - Wikipedia

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    The screw pump is the oldest positive displacement pump. [1] The first records of a water screw, or screw pump, date back to Hellenistic Egypt before the 3rd century BC. [1] [3] The Egyptian screw, used to lift water from the Nile, was composed of tubes wound round a cylinder; as the entire unit rotates, water is lifted within the spiral tube to the higher elevation.

  9. Motorcycle stunt riding - Wikipedia

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    Acrobatics Hyperspin – Kneeling on the right side of the bike, with the bike lying on the ground, and feathering the gas to spin around on the ground Switchback – Any stunt performed with the body facing the rear of the motorcycle, opposite the direction of travel