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  2. Sim racing - Wikipedia

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    Jann Mardenborough, a sim racer, became a professional Nissan racing driver by playing Gran Turismo. [1] [2] [3]Sim racing is the collective term for racing games that attempt to accurately simulate auto racing, complete with real-world variables such as fuel usage, damage, tire wear and grip, and suspension settings. [4]

  3. Jack Thompson (activist) - Wikipedia

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    Thompson said he planned to sue Take-Two/Rockstar in an effort to have both Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV banned as "public nuisances", saying "killings have been specifically linked to Take-Two's Manhunt and Grand Theft Auto games. [I have] asked Take-Two and retailers to stop selling Take-Two's 'Mature' murder simulation games to kids.

  4. History of video game consoles - Wikipedia

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    Handheld electronic games had already been introduced on the market, such as Mattel Auto Race in 1977 and Simon in 1978. While not considered video games as lacking the typical video screen element, instead using LED lights as game indicators, they still established a market for portable video games.

  5. MythBusters - Wikipedia

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    Early episodes made heavy use of crash-test dummies for observing blunt trauma injury, and ballistic gelatin for testing penetrating trauma; whatever form and function it possessed, the dummy would always be named Buster The crew progressed to using pig carcasses when an experiment required a more accurate simulation of human flesh, bone, and ...

  6. Volkswagen 1-litre car - Wikipedia

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    The Volkswagen XL1 (VW 1-litre) is a two-person limited production diesel-powered plug-in hybrid produced by Volkswagen.The XL1 car was designed to be able to travel 100 km on 1 litre of diesel (280 mpg ‑imp; 240 mpg ‑US), with a fully charged battery, while being both roadworthy and practical. [4]

  7. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Wikipedia

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    Animal Crossing: New Horizons [b] is a 2020 social simulation game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch; it is the fifth main entry in the Animal Crossing series. In New Horizons , the player controls a character who moves to a deserted island after purchasing a getaway package from Tom Nook , accomplishes assigned tasks ...

  8. Timeline of electrical and electronic engineering - Wikipedia

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    French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb formulated and published Coulomb's law in his paper Premier Mémoire sur l’Électricité et le Magnétisme. 1785: French mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace developed the Laplace transform to transform a linear differential equation into an algebraic equation. Later, his transform became a tool in ...

  9. Volkswagen emissions scandal - Wikipedia

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    On the occasion of German Unity Day, Volkswagen launched an ad campaign in German Sunday newspapers, that it wanted to express its joy about the 25th anniversary of German reunification, its pride about having shaped the country together with all people for the last 25 years, to give thanks for the confidence of the customers it had experienced ...