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Pit Spitters
Pit or PIT may refer to: Structure * Ball pit, a recreation structure * Casino pit, the part of a casino which holds gaming tables * Trapping pit, pits used for hunting * Pit (motor racing), an area of a racetrack where pit stops are conducted * Trading pit, a part of a trading floor where open outcry takes place * Pit cave, a natural cave containing a vertical shaft * Mine (mining) ** Open-pit mine, surface extraction of rock or minerals ** Coal mine or pit Science and technology * Pit, an excavation on metallic surface caused by pitting corrosion * Pit, one of many indentations used to store data on a compact disc * Pit, a seed inside a fruit; for example a cherry pit * Pit (nuclear weapon), the core of an implosion weapon * Powered industrial truck, a US legal term * Programmable interval timer, a computing device * Pulsed inductive thruster, a device used in spacecraft propulsion * Pit (botany), a part of plant cell walls which allows the exchange of fluids * Pyrena, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ball Pit
A ball pit (originally called a ball crawl, also known as a ball pool or ball pond) is a padded box or pool filled with small colorful hollow plastic balls generally no larger than in diameter. They are typically marketed as recreation and exercise for children. They are often found at nurseries, carnivals, amusement parks, Family fun center, fun centers, fast-food restaurants, and large video arcades, frequently incorporated into larger play structures such as mazes, Playground slide, slides and jungle gyms. They may be rented for party, parties, and smaller versions are sold for home use. History Eric McMillan created the first ball pit in 1976 at SeaWorld San Diego, SeaWorld Captain Kids World in San Diego, as a result of his experience at Ontario Place. Urban legends Beginning in the late 1990s, a number of urban legends arose about children being severely injured or killed in ball pit encounters with vipers or hypodermic needles. There is no truth to these stories. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
