Word: plungers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...family's solution to the low tide in toilet bowls is the plunger: don't go home without it. HOWARD F. STEIN Bethany, Oklahoma...
...Nicholas told friends that Ross didn't like his independence of mind. Others say the troubles stemmed largely from personality clashes between the ostensibly equal chieftains. "There are not two people more mismatched," says a top executive. In Ross, he maintains, "you have a dreamer and a visionary, a plunger and schemer"; in Nicholas "a guy who's small and risk averse. You could hardly get a yes out of him. He loved the status quo." While Ross is generally described as a charmer, Nicholas "is not a likable guy," says a director. Some executives and directors had the impression...
Borrowing the concept from automobiles, the Mathauser Hydraulic Bellowphragm replaces regular brake cables with sealed, flexible tubes that contain hydraulic fluid. When the rider lightly squeezes the handles, a plunger pushes a silicone fluid through the tubes, causing the traditional caliper arms to close. "I designed these mostly for women and children," says Mathauser, 68. "Girls don't have the grip these macho guys have...