surface. This toy is known as the bouncy ball. Usually bouncy balls are made of natural rubber‚ ways have been discovered in which bouncy balls can be made from leather‚ plastics‚ and other types of polymers. In this experiment we created not just any regular bouncy ball‚ but one whose materials are not harmful to the environment. In other words‚ we created the perfect eco-friendly bouncy ball. The materials we used to create this eco-friendly ball were polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyvinyl
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Control Systems Lab Project (Ball and Beam) Ball and Beam Abstract The ball and beam system can usually be found in most university control labs since it is relatively easy to build‚ model and control theoretically. The system includes a ball‚ a beam‚ a motor and several sensors. The basic idea is to use the torque generated from motor to the control the position of the ball on the beam. The ball rolls on the beam freely. By employing linear sensing techniques‚ the information from the sensor
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The loss of my grandmother was the saddest day of my life. My grandmother never smoked a cigarette in her life. She died of heart disease in 1997. Ironically the heart disease was diagnosed as a result of secondhand smoke. My grandparents were married for over fifty years. Even now I still can hear my grandmother saying “Robert you need to put those cigarettes down before they kill you.” Robert‚ my grandfather‚ was a smoker for sixty years. My grandfather would answer back “Well we have
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Second Hand Smoke Second Hand Smoke In the 1950’s and 60’s scientists gave the people a lot of evidence on the deadly effects of smoking where the tobacco companies on the other hand tried to put the doubt in people’s minds through the campaigns to show that it is not all true. By the time people actually decided to take care of their health and finally saw how life-threatening smoking could be by real life examples‚ the tobacco companies already got rich from its sales. Nowadays‚ nobody doubts
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The Detrimental Effects of Second Hand Smoke on Children Most of us have heard somewhere that second hand smoking is not very good for your health. But have we stopped to consider why it is bad‚ and specifically how it can affect children ’s health? They are a vulnerable population because of the potential tobacco smoke has to damage a child ’s developing organs‚ such as the lungs and brain ("www.etnet.org‚" 2010). The children of smoking parents cannot escape these harmful fumes. The exposure
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“Blowin smoke‚” a song about a waitress down on her luck. In which she says going to and wants to quit her job. Though she never does; she needs the little money she does make. She “blowin smoke” talking trash‚ lying. The title has double meaning. Referring a waitress smoking a cigarette while also playing on the term “blowin smoke‚” which she refers to as talking trash. When looking at the title on literal meaning she just smoking a cigarette. After listening to the song‚ changes meaning completely
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course that is taken in school to educate about physical activities and exercises. Students participate in physical activites and learn how they are beneficial to their bodies. Dodgeball is a game in which players on two teams try to throw large balls at each other while avoiding being hit themselves. In the United States‚ the game is typically played among children 6-12 in elementary school. However‚ internationally‚ the sport has also emerged as a popular middle school‚ high school and college sport
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Ball Python A ball python is one of the most obedient snakes‚ which is why it is the most common pet snake. The ball python is native Africa residing in forests‚ savannahs and grasslands. Ball pythons are active around dawn and dusk. The typically grow between four and five feet in length. Ball pythons are known for curling up tightly and burrowing. Burrowing allows these snakes to follow their prey‚ which includes small rodents. The ball python kills its prey by constricting them. The life
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THE BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT 1 The Ball-and-Socket Joint HCS/230 January 10‚ 2011 Dr. Mike Liang THE BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT 2 The Ball-and-Socket Joint Joints are essential in allowing movement of the human body. They are located at the intersection of bones‚ and their structures determine the type of movement that will occur at that location. Each joint contains components
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One day the lanes can be very dry where the ball hooks tremendously. Another day on the same lanes‚ the ball may not hook at all‚ showing that the lanes are oily. Next‚ a bowler should learn how to bowl in every condition. Everyone knows practice makes perfect and there’s no exception in bowling. The more you bowl the better you get. Many people adjust to various conditions by changing where they throw the ball on the lane. Others adjust by changing balls. Either way can produce scores that people
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