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  2. Tubing (recreation) - Wikipedia

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    Tubing, also known as inner tubing, bumper tubing, towed tubing, biscuiting (in New Zealand), or kite tubing, is a recreational activity where an individual rides on top of an inner tube, either on water, snow, or through the air. The tubes themselves are also known as "donuts" or "biscuits" due to their shape.

  3. List of surface water sports - Wikipedia

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    Two tubers. Tubing, also known as biscuiting, is where a large, usually circular, rubber tube is towed behind a boat at fast speeds.The general aim is to hold on as long as possible without falling off due to the boat's sharp turns; more experienced biscuiters also try to jump the boat's wake and become airborne.

  4. Bumper boats - Wikipedia

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    Bumper boats are an amusement ride in which people drive small boats in a pool or pond and try to crash into each other for fun. In a patent application related to the ride, its inventor wrote, "one of the thrills of operating amusement park boats of this type is to initiate collisions with other similar boat within a relatively confined pool."

  5. List of amusement rides - Wikipedia

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    Bumper boats: Water ride: Bumper boats are an amusement park ride that uses inner tube shaped watercraft that can be steered by the rider. Some are driven by electric motors, some by gasoline engines, and some require the rider to propel the craft by pedaling. Most are equipped with water guns for duels with other riders.

  6. Bridge (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, for example, American submarine chaser surface ships had a well-outfitted flying bridge which usually contained a pelorus, signal lamps, telescope, and voice tube to permit the captain to command the ship. [12] U.S. Navy attack transport ships could be outfitted with either 20mm or 40mm automatic cannons on their flying ...

  7. Dixie Clipper - Wikipedia

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    The Dixie Clipper (civil registration NC18605) was an American Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat, best known for in June 1939 beginning the first scheduled air service between America and Europe, the first American aircraft to carry passengers and a cargo of mail across the South Atlantic and the first all-metal air transport to fly 3,120 miles non-stop. [1]