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  2. Rope - Wikipedia

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    The use of such ropes pulled by thousands of workers allowed the Egyptians to move the heavy stones required to build their monuments. Starting from approximately 2800 BC, rope made of hemp fibres was in use in China. Rope and the craft of rope making spread throughout Asia, India, and Europe over the next several thousand years.

  3. Chinese jump rope - Wikipedia

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    Step 4: Rope in the position of Step 1—this time the action is performed with the jumper's hands, instead of her feet. Step 5: Rope is in the position of Step 2: jumper touches the ground with hands as she jumps. Step 6: Rope is in the position of Step 3; jumper repeats the action of Step 3, but with hands touching the ground as she jumps.

  4. Chinese knotting - Wikipedia

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    Chinese knots come in a variety of shapes and sizes. They are made from a single cord and are often double-layered and symmetrical in all directions. [3] [4] [5] Satin cording is the most widely used material, especially when the knotting is done for clothing and jewellery; however, cotton, parachute cord, and other materials are frequently used as well.

  5. Carrying pole - Wikipedia

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    This prevents the ropes from slipping off. The bamboo yoke is normally between 1 and 1.5 meters in length, and carried with the curved (outside surface) of the bamboo against the shoulder. Three ropes, about 0.5 metres each, attach the basket to the ends of the yoke. [5] Throughout China, the baskets usually include a cover, but these are ...

  6. List of Chinese inventions - Wikipedia

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    Cast iron: Confirmed by archaeological evidence, cast iron, made from melting pig iron, was developed in China by the early 5th century BC during the Zhou dynasty (1122–256 BC), the oldest specimens found in a tomb of Luhe County in Jiangsu province; despite this, most of the early blast furnaces and cupola furnaces discovered in China date ...

  7. 98 Historical Inventions That Were Ahead Of Their Time - AOL

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    Explanation of this photo on reverse: "Showing new wire rope for carrying cane, used here for first time this season. Length nearly 1 mile in one stretch, carries 2 or 3 cut bundles, 1 a minute ...

  8. Rope dart - Wikipedia

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    A variation of the rope dart is the meteor hammer, which has a blunt weight on the end of the rope. It was used in a similar fashion to the rope dart, and many of the techniques are the same. Another variation is Fei Tou flying weight, which is heavier than rope dart, made of a heavy conical weight on the end of a long rope.

  9. Shimenawa - Wikipedia

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    Sacred straw rope at New Year's (shimenawa), Katori City, Japan. Shimenawa are used in Japan's Mountain Opening Ceremony, which is held every May 1. [5] There are over 100 Shinto believers who participate in this ceremony. [5] It is a 2-hour journey that they climb from Akakura Mountain Shrine to Fudō Waterfall. [5]