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Decrepit Car
A decrepit car is an automobile that is often old and damaged and is in a barely functional state. There are many slang terms used to describe such cars, such as beater, bomb, clunker, chod, flivver, hooptie/hoopty, jalopy, old banger (most commonly used in the UK), but the most popular being junk car. Age, neglect, and damage tend to increase the expense of maintaining a vehicle. The vehicle may reach a point where this expense would be considered to cost benefit analysis, outweigh the value of keeping it. Such vehicles are generally stripped for parts or abandoned. However, abandoning a vehicle on the road as a parked car is illegal in many jurisdictions and if a vehicle remains parked, the local authority commonly towing, tows it to the Wrecking yard, scrapyard. Some owners choose to keep the vehicle. These old, neglected, and oftentimes barely functional cars have been used not only for transport, but also as banger racing, racing vehicles. Their use has earned them a place i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Finnair, Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the Captain (civil aviation), captain and First officer (civil aviation), first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti enters the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rust
Rust is an iron oxide, a usually reddish-brown oxide formed by the reaction of iron and oxygen in the catalytic presence of water or air moisture. Rust consists of hydrous iron(III) oxides (Fe2O3·nH2O) and iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH), Fe(OH)3), and is typically associated with the corrosion of refined iron. Given sufficient time, any iron mass, in the presence of water and oxygen, could eventually convert entirely to rust. Surface rust is commonly flaky and friable, and provides no passivational protection to the underlying iron unlike other metals such as aluminum, copper, and tin which form stable oxide layers. ''Rusting'' is the common term for corrosion of elemental iron and its alloys such as steel. Many other metals undergo similar corrosion, but the resulting oxides are not commonly called "rust". Several forms of rust are distinguishable both visually and by spectroscopy, and form under different circumstances. Other forms of rust include the result of r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooptie
A decrepit car is an automobile that is often old and damaged and is in a barely functional state. There are many slang terms used to describe such cars, such as beater, bomb, clunker, chod, flivver, hooptie/hoopty, jalopy, old banger (most commonly used in the UK), but the most popular being junk car. Age, neglect, and damage tend to increase the expense of maintaining a vehicle. The vehicle may reach a point where this expense would be considered to outweigh the value of keeping it. Such vehicles are generally stripped for parts or abandoned. However, abandoning a vehicle on the road as a parked car is illegal in many jurisdictions and if a vehicle remains parked, the local authority commonly tows it to the scrapyard. Some owners choose to keep the vehicle. These old, neglected, and oftentimes barely functional cars have been used not only for transport, but also as racing vehicles. Their use has earned them a place in popular culture. History During the 1930s, the Great De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beater
Beater may refer to: Music *Any of various types of percussion mallets ** A rute ** The striking part of a Bass drum pedal ** The cipín used for playing the bodhrán Fiction *A position in the fictional game of Quidditch from the ''Harry Potter'' series *Another name for Glamdring, Gandalf's sword, in J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' *A name the main character Kirito, takes in the anime ''Sword Art Online'' Tools * Bark beater, tools used to pound tree bark to make it softer, for crafts *Beater (weaving), a tool used to force woven yarn into place * Carpet beater, a housecleaning tool used to beat carpets, clothes, and bedding to shake the dust and dirt out of them. * Fire beater * Hollander beater, machine used in papermaking to produce paper pulp *An attachment for a cooking mixer * Egg beater (other) Surname * Bruno Beater (1914–1982), East German intelligence officer and politician Other uses *A harp seal, that is approximately 3–4 weeks to one year of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clunker .
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Clunker may refer to: *A decrepit car *A western Canadian term for a large hiking boot, often found in outdoors stores *A cruiser bicycle built during the mid Seventies, in Marin county, California. The inspiration for the Mountain bike A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling (''mountain biking''). Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalopy
A decrepit car is an automobile that is often old and damaged and is in a barely functional state. There are many slang terms used to describe such cars, such as beater, bomb, clunker, chod, flivver, hooptie/hoopty, jalopy, old banger (most commonly used in the UK), but the most popular being junk car. Age, neglect, and damage tend to increase the expense of maintaining a vehicle. The vehicle may reach a point where this expense would be considered to outweigh the value of keeping it. Such vehicles are generally stripped for parts or abandoned. However, abandoning a vehicle on the road as a parked car is illegal in many jurisdictions and if a vehicle remains parked, the local authority commonly tows it to the scrapyard. Some owners choose to keep the vehicle. These old, neglected, and oftentimes barely functional cars have been used not only for transport, but also as racing vehicles. Their use has earned them a place in popular culture. History During the 1930s, the Great De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back-fire
A backfire or afterburn is combustion or an explosion produced by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the exhaust system, rather than inside the combustion chamber. It is also sometimes referred to as an afterfire, especially in cases where the word backfire is used to mean a fuel burn that occurs while an intake valve is open, causing the fire to move backward through the system and out through the intake instead of the exhaust. When the flame moves backward it may also be called a "pop-back". A backfire can be caused either by ignition that happens with an exhaust valve open or unburnt fuel making its way into the hot exhaust system. A visible flame may momentarily shoot out of the exhaust pipe. A backfire is often a sign that the engine is improperly tuned. The term derives from parallel experiences with early unreliable firearms or ammunition in which the explosive force was directed out at the breech instead of the muzzle. That is the origin of the us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banger
Banger or Bangers may refer to: Film and television * ''Bangers'' (1995 film), a Philippine comedy film * ''Bangers'' (1999 film), an Australian short film *Banger Films, a production company * "Bangers" (''The Apprentice''), a 2010 television episode Noisemakers *Firecracker, a small, explosive noise maker *Thundersticks, plastic balloons that are used as noise makers People *Edgar Henry Banger (1897–1968), British illustrator *Nicky Banger (born 1971), British footballer Songs * "Banger" (song), a song by JME * "The Banger", a song by Nigerian artist Runtown * Banger, slang for a popular song with a heavy beat Other uses *Banger (car), a decrepit vehicle *Sausage ("bangers" in the UK), often served with mash (mashed potatoes) *Bangalore torpedo, an explosive charge used by combat engineers *Banger, a pickleball player that returns most balls using a hard drive See also * * * Bangerz (other) *Bangor (other) Bangor may refer to: Places Australia * Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucket
A bucket is typically a watertight, vertical Cylinder (geometry), cylinder or Truncation (geometry), truncated Cone (geometry), cone or square, with an open top and a flat bottom that is attached to a semicircular carrying handle (grip), handle called the ''Bail handle, bail''. A bucket is usually an open-top container. In contrast, a Pail (container), pail can have a top or lid and is a shipping container. In non-technical usage, the two terms are often used interchangeably. Types and uses A number of bucket types exist, used for a variety of purposes. Though most of these are functional purposes, a number, including those constructed from precious metals, are used for ceremonial purposes. Common types of bucket and their adjoining purposes include: * Water buckets used to carry water * Household and garden buckets used for carrying liquids and granular products * Elaborate ceremonial or ritual buckets constructed of bronze, ivory or other materials, found in several ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Slang
While some slang words and phrases are used throughout Britain (e.g. ''knackered'', meaning "exhausted"), others are restricted to smaller regions, even to small geographical areas. The nations of the United Kingdom, which are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, all have their own slang words, as does London. London slang has many varieties, the best known of which is rhyming slang. English-speaking nations of the former British Empire may also use this slang, but also incorporate their own slang words to reflect their different cultures. Not only is the slang used by British expats, but some of these terms are incorporated into other countries' everyday slang, such as in Australia, Canada and Ireland. British slang has been the subject of many books, including a seven volume dictionary published in 1889. Lexicographer Eric Partridge published several works about British slang, most notably ''A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English'', revised and edited by Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bush Mechanics
''Bush Mechanics'' is a humorous 2001 television docudrama series directed by David Batty and Francis Jupurrurla Kelly and produced by the Warlpiri Media Association (now Pintubi Anmatjere Warlpiri (PAW) Media), featuring an Aboriginal Australian take on motor mechanics, since described as "iconic". The film starred Warlpiri people and was filmed in and around Yuendumu, a large mainly Indigenous town in the Northern Territory of Australia. A touring exhibition based on the series toured Australian museums from 2018 to 2019, with a book published to accompany it in 2017. Description ''Bush Mechanics'' is a four-part television series directed by David Batty and Francis Jupurrurla Kelly, and produced by the Warlpiri Media Association, released in 2001. A bush mechanic, in Australian parlance, is someone who uses unorthodox techniques and readily available materials to build or fix mechanical problems. The television show features Aboriginal ( Warlpiri) people from Yuendumu, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
