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The system consists of a transmitter and two different types of receivers, one to initiate blasting caps and one to initiate C4 directly. RAMS was designed to serve as a more portable and convenient alternative to conventional remote activation systems like the model XM-122, which was considered too big, heavy, and fragile for efficient use.
A video door-phone (also known as a video door entry or video intercom) is a stand-alone intercom system used to manage calls made at the entrance to a building ( residential complex, detached family home, workplace, etc.) with access controlled by audiovisual communication between the inside and outside. The main feature of video door entry is ...
The Landmaster is a unique 12-wheeled amphibious articulated vehicle constructed by Dean Jeffries at Jeffries Automotive in Universal City, California, for the 1977 science fiction film Damnation Alley (itself based on a novel by Roger Zelazny ). Despite the appearance of two Landmasters in the film (achieved with process photography and models ...
It was very hot in the tank, despite the installation of ten fans, and the lack of suspension meant the driver was unable to stop shaking during filming breaks. The tank only moved at 10 to 12 miles per hour (16 to 19 km/h), which Vic Armstrong said made it difficult to film Indiana riding a horse against the tank while making it appear faster ...
Johnny Wactor’s brave final moments have been revealed by the coworker he was protecting when he was fatally shot aged 37 on Saturday, May 25. Anita Joy recalled in an emotional post shared via ...
The New Safe Confinement ( NSC or New Shelter) is a structure put in place in 2016 to confine the remains of the number 4 reactor unit at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Ukraine, which was destroyed during the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The structure also encloses the temporary Shelter Structure (sarcophagus) that was built around the ...
June 11, 2024 at 3:12 PM. CC cstieler/Shutterstock. It's a happy day for one rescued cow at Uncle Neil’s Home animal shelter in New Jersey. The rescue captured the cow taking his first steps on ...
Catalina's isolation also left the island as the last central office in the US Bell System to operate entirely using manual switchboard operators. The Catalina Island exchange was converted to dial in 1978. The island shares area code 310 and overlay area code 424 with parts of Ventura and Los Angeles County. Emergency services