Word: knobbed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Flying by Eyeball. An AMU-equipped astronaut will maneuver through space by manipulating control knobs at the end of each of two projecting arms-the right knob for attitude, the left for direction of motion. Should he want to turn to the left, for example, he will turn the right knob to the left, automatically firing two thrusters that rotate AMU counterclockwise around its own axis. To move backwards, he will pull back on the left control knob and activate forward-firing thrusters. If an astronaut has to use both hands for other jobs, he will move into the proper...
...present locks are installed on only one side of each emergency door. On the other side a door knob or handle is screwed to the door, without any mechanical connections to the lock. In one room, trapped students pulled the handle off the door. The door may be opened from one side only, and then only if the lock works properly...
...Lawrence A. Thomas '66, John T. Nagurney '66, and Gerald P. Costanzo '67 are blocked by flames at the top of the stairs leading to the living room. They try to escape through the emergency exits, but the doorknob breaks off. They beat on the door with the broken knob until neighboring students open the door from the adjoining suite. Unnoticed, Robert L. Sinclair '67 remains asleep in his room...
...ever put on magnetic tape for a family-situation series, every joke bandied about virginity since the Etruscans, and every stereotyped symbol of the rock-'n'-roll rebel from blue jeans to narcotics. All the pay-TV show at Broadway's Playhouse Theater lacks is a knob to turn...
Though doctors generally see no cause for alarm about serious permanent damage from surfer's knobs, California draft boards are becoming deeply concerned. The typical knob on the top of the foot makes it impossible for a surfer to wear high-cut G.I. shoes. The beachniks are beating the draft...