Word: inertia
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...Through a false notion of neutrality which had prevented practically all previous preparation, a favorable opportunity to assist the Allies was lost, the war was prolonged another year and the losses of human life were tremendously increased. . . . The War Department seemed to be suffering from a kind of inertia. . . . The War Department was face to face with the question of sending an army to Europe and found that the General Staff had never considered such a thing. No one in authority had any definite idea how many men might be needed, how they should be organized or equipped nor where...
...fact that those courses are not in accordance with the academic standards of Harvard University, Naval and Military Science are allowed to remain as part of the college curriculum. Founded as an extra curricular activity and included in the regular college courses only as a war measure, the inertia of the University administration has allowed these vestiges of former exigencies to remain too long after their usefulness has vanished...
...Student Council seems to be showing signs of activity in dealing with problems which are continually coming up in connection with the House Plan. This apparent vigor, indeed surprising in view of the lethargic inertia which has been so characteristic of the Student Council in the past few years, may well be productive of substantial results, if the proposed investigations are carried out seriously and with a real desire to help solve the questions under fire...
...confused with a "booster" magneto, for auxiliary starting ignition, the compressed-air principle is also used in starting ordinary engines in heavier-than-aircraft (e. g. the Heywood starter). Other types are: 1) hand inertia; 2) electric inertia, comparable to the automobile starter, by means of a storage battery; 3) a device inserted into an engine cylinder and employing a 12-gauge shotgun shell. When the shell is fired, it creates enough compression to turn the engine several times. The latter device, invented in France, was first shown in the U. S. by Charles A. Levine. Option for its manufacture...
...freezing when the engines are not in use. Gasoline engines of course are not as inconvenient in this respect, but for use in hoisting large weights they are bad in that they start up very rapidly, a fact that necessitates an extremely strong cable to take care of the inertia of the weights being lifted. In the pulley system that will probably be used four ropes are utilized to support the weight, and the result is that a total length of 600 feet of cable must be wound up by the hoisting engine...