THE WIND SAIL AND… WHEEL

WIND SAIL AND... WHEELHistorians say that the sail appeared on land about four thousand years ago! Fiction? No – there is documentary evidence. In 1953 the Italian archaeological expedition at the excavations of the temple of Ptolemy near the town of Medinet MADI discovered the remains of the ancient land of the sailing ship. Designed and manufactured it was under the leadership of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenemhet III (1849 – 1801 BC). It was a rook, which floated on the Nile at first, and then mounted on four wooden wheels. Two four-meter mast stretched colored sails. The inscription found in the desert of basalt polished slab read: “Pharaoh Amenemhet III traveled from here across the desert to Medinet in a sailing boat driven by the wind.”

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SPIKED HEELS…

SPIKED HEELS...In one of the winters, according to the Central television, only in Ekaterinburg more than 50,000 residents were injured when falling during icy conditions. And how many car accidents occur due to ice on the roads? However, the wheels of cars for a long time, metal spikes. Why not do something like that in heels?

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POWER UNDER CONTROL

The process of establishing electronic circuits the most exciting and interesting, but also the longest, sometimes bringing a lot of grief for Amateurs due to the lack of reliable power supply. After all, the battery or the battery do not serve indefinitely — they are discharged. Changes frequently and the line voltage. And each scheme is designed for a specific voltage. Changing it degrades the operation of the entire electronic device.

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FLOATING TANK, WHICH “DROWNED”

FLOATING TANK, WHICH On the fronts of world war II in the fighting military units along with various armored vehicles involved and light tanks. It is known to our T-26, T-60, T-70, the American M3 and M5, the German PzKpfw I and PzKpfw II. However, the commanders of the opposing sides after some time came to a disappointing conclusion, considering them unfit for action due to relatively weak weapons, and insufficient armor protection. Therefore, in 1943 the production of light tanks was stopped in all countries except the USA, where the M5 was produced in 1944.

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GEOPHYSICAL MINIATURE

GEOPHYSICALA kind of triumphant decade, one of his model rockets notes flying club syut town of Elektrostal, in the Moscow region. Created rakotomalala and model-copy geophysical rocket-5V continuously improved, they successfully participated and won at the most prestigious competitions and Championships in the S7 category.

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SIMPLE NEGOTIATION

SIMPLE NEGOTIATIONWithout pretending to any special built in circuitry to use a more graceful version of an intercom that can be used as an intercom system in the private house or in the country. The design is simple and available for self-production, even a novice radio enthusiast. In standby mode the device does not consume battery power, but is always ready to work: just touch the button and — please say! Working on the second set you will certainly hear.

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MERCEDES-BENZ SLK 230

MERCEDES-BENZ SLK 230Double sports cars in Western Europe are sold annually about 100 thousand. A significant share of this market sector since 1996, holds MERCEDES-BENZ model SLK (abbreviation from the German words “sport”, “lightweight”, “compact”), the Main difference from competitors — a unique mechanism of folding metal roof. The actuator raises or lowers it for only 25 seconds. A significant drawback of the car is a small useful volume of the trunk when there’s a hidden roof.

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DODGE STRATUS

DODGE STRATUSPremiere of the sedan and coupe DODGE STRATUS new generation took place at the Chicago motor show in February 2000. Until recently, the name of DODGE STRATUS to a four-door sedan manufactured also called the CHRYSLER CIRRUS. Same two-door coupe was named DODGE AVENGER. In the 2001 model year and the sedan and coupe came under the name DODGE STRATUS.

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