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What natural disaster restored hearing and sight to one American?

A lightning strike is not always destructive for a person. In 1782, a paralyzed Englishman from the circle of the Duke of Kent was struck by lightning and regained the ability to move. In 1980, a lightning strike partially restored sight and hearing to Edwin Robinson of Massachusetts, who at that time had been blind and deaf for nine years due to the effects of a car accident.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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How are ropes made?

A person has always needed a rope to equip ships, transport things and tie packages. Therefore, rope production is one of the oldest industries.

The first ropes were woven from vines, pieces of bark, and even roots. The ancient Egyptians made ropes from plant fibers. It was like modern ropes. All the fibers needed to make rope are collectively known as hemp, but it comes from a variety of plants.

The best material is the fiber of the abacus plant, which grows in the Philippines. This fiber is known as manila hemp. It is processed more easily than others and has greater strength compared to others. Aloe americana, or agave, which grows in Mexico, as well as coconut fiber, is an excellent material for the production of ropes.

Ropes can be woven from cotton and linen fibers, but this is an expensive production. Until the XNUMXth century, ropes were made mainly by hand in craftsmen's workshops. They were long, low rooms. The workers were forced to walk bent over, one after another, winding ropes around their waists.

Now this process is mechanized. The fiber passes through a series of mechanisms called rattles and reminiscent of steel combs, combs. They carefully comb the fiber, remove dirt, straighten curls and turn raw materials into strands. These are straight, long, loose threads, the same in thickness. These strands are sent to spinning machines, where they are partially twisted. After that, the semi-finished product is wound on coils or bobbins. These bobbins are placed on rotating discs. The threads pass through a metal tube, which twists them into separate strands. In the same way, these strands are woven into a finished rope. Twisting strands into a rope occurs in several stages. And at each stage, the threads are twisted in different directions, opposite to each other, so that the rope does not unravel.

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