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Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Breaking wheel

The breaking wheel (originally, the whele) was a torturous capital punishment device used in the Middle Ages and early modern times for public execution by cudgeling to death. It was not used for coercion through torture. The wheel itself was similar to a large wooden wagon wheel, with many radial spokes. The victim's arms and legs were placed one by one over two sturdy wooden beams. A large hammer was then applied to the limb over the gap between the beams, breaking the bo ...

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Breaking wheel - Metaphorical uses of the term

Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Wheel A wheel is a circular object that, together with an axle, allows low friction in motion by rolling. Common examples are found in transport applications. More generally the term is also used for circular objects rotating for other purposes, such as a wheel and axle and a flywheel. Wheel - Mechanics. Wheels are used in conjunction with an axle, either the wheel turns on the axle or the wheel is rigidly attached to the axle which then turns in bearings in the body of the vehicle. The mechanics are the same in ...

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Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia II - Wheel - History of the wheel

The wheel is regarded as one of the oldest and most important inventions, which is, according to most authorities, originated in ancient Mesopotamia in the 5th millennium BC, originally in the function of potter's wheels. The wheel reached India with the Indus Valley Civilization in the 3rd millennium. In China, the wheel is certainly present with the adoption of the chariot in ca. 1200 BC, and Barbieri-Low (2000) argues for earlier Ch ...

The pot is perhaps the most ancient of vessels. It is also the most universal. It is an intrinsic part of several rituals in many societies. It is difficult to imagine any Hindu religious ceremony without the holy kalash. Our gods partnered with demons to churn the ocean to obtain the pot of nectar. In ancient Europe, hydrio-taphia (urn-burial) was common. In Gond society, a married couple desirous of divorce carry together a mud-pot and drop it to 'break' their wedlock.

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Breaking wheel: The Hymns of Dirghatamas in the Rig Veda

The Hymns of Dirghatamas in the Rig Veda

Some scholars have claimed that the Babylonians invented the zodiac of 360 degrees around 700 BCE, perhaps even earlier. Many claim that India received the knowledge of the zodiac from Babylonia or even later from Greece. However, as old as the Rig Veda, the oldest Vedic text, there are clear references to a chakra or wheel of 360 spokes placed in the sky. The number 360 and its related numbers like 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 108, 432 and 720 occur commonly in Vedic symbolism. It is in the hymns of the great Rishi Dirghatamas (RV I.140 - 164) that we have the clearest such references.

Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Brake carriage

A brake, also known as a break, was a type of horse-drawn carriage used in the 19th century. It was an open-topped vehicle designed for country use with four wheels of varying shapes. A variant, the shooting brake, was designed to carry up to six sportsmen with their dogs, guns and game carried alongside in a slat-sided boot. The name originally came from the French break de chasse, a term that was anglicised to "brake". Category: Carriages

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Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Battering ram

A battering ram is a weapon originating in ancient times to break open fortification walls or doors. In its simplest form, a battering ram is just a large, heavy log carried by several people and propelled with force against an obstacle, the momentum of the ram being sufficient to damage the target. In a more sophisticed design, a battering ram was slung from a wheeled support frame by ropes or chains so that it could be much more massive and also more easily swung against its target. Sometimes the ram's attacking point ...

Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Wheels magazine

Wheels magazine was founded by Athol Yeoman in 1953 with the first edtion appering in May of that year. Wheels has become Australia's largest-selling motoring magazine. Wheels is a monthly magazine made up of news, features and road tests. It is considered the Australian motoring enthusiasts' bible and every issue is pored over, argued about and studied by hundreds of thousands of Australians. It is also distributed to more than a dozen countries worldwide. Amongst its better known readers are ex-deputy prime minister John Anderson, Ford Motor Company boss ...

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Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Colossus computer

The Colossus machines were early computing devices used by British codebreakers to read encrypted German messages during World War II. Colossus was an early electronic digital computer. Colossus was designed by engineer Tommy Flowers at the Post Office Research Station, Dollis Hill. The prototype, Colossus Mark I, was operational at Bletchley Park in February 1944. An improved Colossus Mark II was first installed in June 1944, and ...

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Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune is a television game show originally devised by Merv Griffin which runs in local editions around the world. It involves 3 contestants competing against each other to solve a word puzzle similar to Hangman. The name of the show comes from the large wheel that determines the dollar amounts and prizes won (or lost) by the contestants. The highly-successful format has been seen daily in one form or another since its NBC debut in 1975. The current U.S. version, distributed by King World since 1983, is the lon ...

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Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Anti-lock braking system

An anti-lock braking system (commonly known as ABS, from the German name "Antiblockiersystem" given to it by its inventors at Bosch) is a system on motor vehicles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. The purpose of this is twofold: to allow the driver to maintain steering control and to shorten braking distances (by allowing the driver to fully hit the brake without the fear for skidding or the loss of control; the system itself does not contain miracle wonder technology to improve the tire qualit ...

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Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Catherine of Alexandria

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine (Greek ἡ Ἃγια Ἃικατειρίνα ἡ Μεγαλομάρτυς) is a figure claimed to have been a noted scholar in the early 4th Century who, at the age of only 18, is said to have visited the Emperor Maximinus II and to have attempted to convince him of the error of his ways in persecuting Christians (and having succeeded in converting Maxim ...

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Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Bentley Continental

The Bentley Continental is a luxury automobile made by Bentley. The name was used in the 1950s and has been applied to a modern car as well. For a time, it was shared with another luxury automobile, the Lincoln Continental. Bentley Continental - Continental GT. The grand tourer coupe with two doors and a 2+2 seating arrangement, the Continental GT, was released in 2003, replacing the previous Rolls-Royce-based Continental R and T. The Continental GT has a 6 litre W12 engine with twin t ...

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Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Bicycle brake systems

Bicycle brake systems are used to stop a bicycle. There have been various types through history, and several types still in use today. Bicycle brake systems - History. Early bicycles such as the high wheeled penny-farthing bikes had no brakes as we would recognize them. As the machines were fixed gear bicycles a rider could reduce speed by reversing the thrust on the pedals. Otherwise a rider who wanted to stop quickly had to jump off the bike as it was moving. Unsurprisingly there were many accidents, many ...

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Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Semi-trailer

A semi-trailer truck or tractor-trailer (colloquially known as an 18-wheeler, semi, or big-rig in the US, as a semi in Australia, US, and Canada, and as an articulated lorry, artic, or truck and trailer in the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand) is an articulated truck or lorry consisting of a towing engine (tractor in the US, prime mover in Australia, "truck" in the UK and New Zealand), and a trailer that carries the freight. In the UK, the term juggernaut is some ...

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Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia - Band saw

A band saw is a saw that can be used for woodworking, metal working, and a variety of other materials. It gets its name from its blade, consisting of a narrow band of toothed metal. This band rides on two large wheels stacked vertically with a space between them. Band saws are particularly useful for cutting irregular shapes. The radius of a curve that can be cut on a particular saw is determined by the width of the band. Band saw - Large Band Saws. Timber mills use very large band saws for ripping lumber; ...

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Breaking wheel: Encyclopedia II - Wheel - Mechanics

Wheels are used in conjunction with an axle, either the wheel turns on the axle or the wheel is rigidly attached to the axle which then turns in bearings in the body of the vehicle. The mechanics are the same in either case. The low density of friction (compared to dragging) is explained as follows: the sliding distance is reduced, because the sliding takes place between the wheels and the axles or between the axles and the bearings the coefficient of kinetic friction μ for ...

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