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  2. Terraria - Wikipedia

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    Action-adventure, sandbox. Mode (s) Single-player, multiplayer. Terraria ( / təˈrɛəriə / ⓘ [1]) is a 2011 action-adventure sandbox game developed by Re-Logic. The game was first released for Windows and has since been ported to other PC and console platforms. The game features exploration, crafting, building, painting, and combat with a ...

  3. Parshall flume - Wikipedia

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    Using the Parshall flume flow equations and Tables 1-3, determine the flow type (free flow or submerged flow) and discharge for a 36-inch flume with an upstream depth, Ha of 1.5 ft and a downstream depth, H b of 1.4 ft. For reference of locations H a and H b, refer to Figure 1.

  4. Los Angeles-class submarine - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Navy gives the maximum operating depth of the Los Angeles class as 650 ft (200 m), while Patrick Tyler, in his book Running Critical, suggests a maximum operating depth of 950 ft (290 m). Although Tyler cites the 688-class design committee for this figure, the government has not commented on it.

  5. Abyssal zone - Wikipedia

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    e. The abyssal zone or abyssopelagic zone is a layer of the pelagic zone of the ocean. The word abyss comes from the Greek word ἄβυσσος ( ábussos ), meaning "bottomless". [1] At depths of 4,000–6,000 m (13,000–20,000 ft), [2] this zone remains in perpetual darkness. [3] [4] It covers 83% of the total area of the ocean and 60% of ...

  6. Nuclear bunker buster - Wikipedia

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    A nuclear bunker buster, [1] also known as an earth-penetrating weapon ( EPW ), is the nuclear equivalent of the conventional bunker buster. The non-nuclear component of the weapon is designed to penetrate soil, rock, or concrete to deliver a nuclear warhead to an underground target. These weapons would be used to destroy hardened, underground ...

  7. Colossal squid - Wikipedia

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    Colossal squid. The colossal squid ( Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) is the largest member of its family Cranchiidae, the cockatoo or glass squids, with its second largest member being Megalocranchia fisheri . It is sometimes called the Antarctic cranch squid or giant squid (not to be confused with the giant squid in genus Architeuthis) and is ...

  8. Depth gauge - Wikipedia

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    Depth gauge. US Marine diver with a diving watch and an analog depth gauge. A digital depth gauge combined with a timer and temperature display, also referred to as a "Bottom timer". A depth gauge is an instrument for measuring depth below a vertical reference surface. They include depth gauges for underwater diving and similar applications.

  9. Submarine depth ratings - Wikipedia

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    This is the maximum depth at which a submarine is permitted to operate under normal peacetime circumstances, and is tested during sea trials. The test depth is set at two-thirds (0.66) of the design depth for United States Navy submarines, while the Royal Navy sets test depth at 4/7 (0.57) the design depth, and the German Navy sets it at ...