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Pipistrel Twister The Pipistrel Twister is a Slovenian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Pipistrel of Ajdovščina. It was distributed in Europe by Flight Team UG & Company AG of Ippesheim and sometimes called the Flight Team Twister. The aircraft is ...
, a Slovenian ultralight trike *
Silence Twister The Silence Twister is a German ultralight designed by Silence Aircraft for amateur construction, either from plans or kits. The prototype first flew on 30 September 2000. Design and development The Twister is a single-seat low-wing monoplane ...
, a German homebuilt aircraft design *
Wings of Change Twister The Wings of Change Twister is an Austrian single-place paraglider that was designed by Markus Gründhammer and produced by Wings of Change of Fulpmes, starting in 2003. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Dire ...
, an Austrian paraglider design


Entertainment

* ''Twister'' (1989 film), a comedy film starring Suzy Amis and Crispin Glover * ''Twister'' (1996 film), a disaster film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton ** '' Twister...Ride it Out'', a ride in Universal Studios Florida based on the film *
Twister (comics) The Twister is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who first appeared in ''Blue Bolt Comics'' from Novelty Press. Publication history Created by Paul Gustavson, The Twister appeared in short stories in issues #1 to #7 of ''Blue Bolt C ...
, a comic book superhero character * ''Twister'' (game), a Milton Bradley game *
Twister (Knoebels Amusement Resort) Twister is a wooden roller coaster located at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It is a recreation of the famous Mister Twister, a 1964 John C. Allen design. History Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, start ...
, a roller coaster at Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania * ''Twister'', a CITV gameshow hosted by
Nigel Mitchell Nigel Mitchell is a British television and radio presenter and voice-over artist. Early life and education Nigel was born in Kingston Upon Thames. He attended Shrewsbury House School in Surbiton, from where he gained a scholarship to Reed's Sch ...
* "Twister" ('' The Suite Life on Deck'' 90 Minute Special) * "Twister", a song on the 1988 "Weird Al" Yankovic album ''
Even Worse ''Even Worse'' is the fifth studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on April 12, 1988. The album was produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Recorded between November 1987 and February 1988, this album helped to revitaliz ...
'' * "Twister", a song on the 2001 Mariah Carey soundtrack '' Glitter'' * Twista (born 1973), American rapper * ''Twister'' (album), a 1988 album by Unrest * ''Twister'', an album by
Watershed Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to: Hydrology * Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins * Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
* ''Twister'', an album by Leisure (band) * ''Twister'' (play), a 1999 play by Ken Kesey *
Twister (video game) ''Twister'', also known as ''Twister: Mother of Charlotte'' or just ''Mother of Charlotte'', is a shooting game developed by Chris Yates and Jon Hare for Sensible Software and published by System 3 for the ZX Spectrum in 1986. It was originally de ...


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Twister (fish) ''Bellapiscis medius'',, the twister, is a triplefin fish of the family Tripterygiidae, commonly found around the coast of New Zealand. Its length is between 5 and 10 cm. Habitat This species is the only triplefin that as an adult lives ...
, common name for the ''Bellapiscis medius'' species of fish * Twister (dragonfly), common name for the ''Tholymis tillarga'' species of dragonfly *
Twister (ice cream) The Twister (originally "Tangle Twister") is an ice cream lollipop on a stick, launched in 1982 and made by Unilever's Heart brand. It is pineapple ice cream and pear flavoured fruit ice on the outside and strawberry fruit ice on the inside and ...
, an ice cream made by Unilever's Heartbrand *
Twister (pastry) A cruller () is a deep-fried pastry like a doughnut popular in Europe and North America often made from a rectangle of dough with a cut made in the middle that allows it to be pulled over and through itself, producing twists in the sides of the p ...
, a cruller *
Twister (software) Twister is an experimental peer-to-peer microblogging program. It is decentralized; consequently it cannot be shut down by an attack as there is no single point to attack. The system uses end-to-end encryption to safeguard communications. It is ...
, a decentralized P2P microblogging platform *
Twister (yacht) The Twister is a masthead rigged sloop, length , beam , draft . It has a full length keel and a full-depth transom-hung rudder which is tiller steered. Total displacement (empty) is about , of which is encapsulated lead ballast. This sailing y ...
, a sailing keelboat *
Twister supersonic separator The Twister supersonic separator is a compact tubular device which is used for removing water and/or hydrocarbon dewpointing of natural gas. The principle of operation is similar to the near isentropic Brayton cycle of a turboexpander. The gas is ...
, hydrocarbon processing system for the dehydration and dewpointing of natural gas * Twister, a type of spinal lock *
Twister (band) Twister is a Brazilian pop rock band formed in 2000. The band was originally composed of Sander Mecca (guitar), Leo Richter (bass guitar), Luciano Lucca (keyboards), Gilson Campos (drums) and Alex Bandera (guitar). History The group Twister a ...
, a Brazilian pop rock band


See also

* Mersenne Twister, a pseudo-random number generator * ''Troubletwisters'' series, a 2011 young adult fantasy series by Garth Nix and Sean Williams *
Ronja Twister RONJA (Reasonable Optical Near Joint Access) is a free-space optical communication system originating in the Czech Republic, developed by Karel Kulhavý of Twibright Labs and released in 2001. It transmits data wirelessly using beams of light ...
, an electronics module for free space optic *
Twist (disambiguation) Twist may refer to: In arts and entertainment Film, television, and stage * ''Twist'' (2003 film), a 2003 independent film loosely based on Charles Dickens's novel ''Oliver Twist'' * ''Twist'' (2021 film), a 2021 modern rendition of ''Olive ...
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Twistor theory In theoretical physics, twistor theory was proposed by Roger Penrose in 1967 as a possible path to quantum gravity and has evolved into a branch of theoretical and mathematical physics. Penrose proposed that twistor space should be the basic arena ...
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