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| Domain | Definition |
Mining | A method used in quarrying to reduce large masses of stone to smaller size. By using a hammer drill, a row of shallow holes is made along the line where a break is desired. The feathers consist of two iron strips flat on one side for contact with the wedge, and curved on the other to fit the wall of the drill hole. They are placed in the hole and the plug (a steel wedge) is placed between them. They are sledged lightly in succession until a fracture appears. Wherever possible, such fractures are made parallel with the rift of the stone. Syn:multiple wedgeSee also:plug. (references) |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 4C 55 47 2D 41 4E 44 2D 46 45 41 54 48 45 52 4D 45 54 48 4F 44 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01001100 01010101 01000111 00101101 01000001 01001110 01000100 00101101 01000110 01000101 01000001 01010100 01001000 01000101 01010010 00100000 01001101 01000101 01010100 01001000 01001111 01000100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P L U G - A N D - F E A T H E R   M E T H O D |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 004C 0055 0047 002D 0041 004E 0044 002D 0046 0045 0041 0054 0048 0045 0052 004D 0045 0054 0048 004F 0044 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)504655411535483815403935544239522473954424938 |
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