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  2. Hypnic jerk - Wikipedia

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    A hypnic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, myoclonic jerk, or night start is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment.

  3. Suicide by jumping from height - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] Jumping makes up 20% of suicides in New York City due to the prevalence of publicly accessible skyscrapers. [25] In Hong Kong, jumping (from any location) is the most common method of dying by suicide, accounting for 52% of all reported suicide cases in 2006, and similar rates for the years prior to that. [26]

  4. Stage diving - Wikipedia

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    On 20 August 2010, Charles Haddon, the lead singer of English synthpop band Où Est Le Swimming Pool, died by suicide after a performance at Pukkelpop, Belgium, [6] by jumping from a telecommunications mast in the backstage artists' parking area. Haddon was reported to have been distressed after he feared he had seriously injured a young girl ...

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    This 36-inch trampoline uses 30 tension bands to provide a safe, supportive and whisper-quiet foundation for your workout. Burn calories, boost your heart health and increase muscle tone — this ...

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  7. Uber passenger killed after jumping from moving vehicle on ...

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    It’s unclear why Sewhani reportedly leaped from the vehicle. All four eastbound lanes were closed temporarily in the aftermath of the incident so the NYPD highway patrol could investigate.

  8. Vibrating shuttle - Wikipedia

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    The bullet shuttle is long and slender, shaped like a bullet, with a pointed tip that is sometimes called the hook. The bobbin inserts from the rear, and the tip is pointed for the purpose of intercepting the small loop temporarily created (by a brief upward needle motion) in the upper thread—see pictures below of its operation.

  9. De Musset's sign - Wikipedia

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    De Musset's sign is a type of rhythmic bobbing of the head in synchrony with the beating of the heart, seen in severe aortic regurgitation. [1]This sign occurs as a result of blood from the aorta regurgitating into the left ventricle due to a defect in the aortic valve.