Word: spraying
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Paris, Camilla Dussard gave a demonstration of "cold light." In the presence of famed members of the Academic des Sciences, he touched the wires of his 2,000-candle-power electric lamp and was no more harmed than if he had exposed his hand to the fiery spray of a holiday "sparkler." No shock nor burn resulted...
...state. From the roofs of their office buildings, the excited citizens of Rochester and Buffalo greeted the vessel with shrill shoutings. To make the voyage still more memorable, Commander Lansdowne descended to an altitude of only 1,200 feet above Niagara Falls. The crew maintained they felt the spray, and for the first time the gigantic waterfall had a dirigible passing over...
...however, until 1848? that year of European revolutions?that Kossuth achieved the summit of his popularity. In this year Europe was like a ship without a pilot. In the offing were the sombre clouds of revolution, the waves of discontent dashed themselves against the hull, flinging the spray of revolt high into the air, while a whining wind shrieked its final warning. And the crew were 'down below gambling for the destinies...
...pound men, in the punt, yesterday tried their oars on the waters of the Charles; but the long awaited event brought little pleasure with it, for the water which splashed on the float immediately froze, chunks of ice continually impeded the rowers, whose hands suffered from the icy spray and low temperature...
...minutes of axe and chemical extinguisher sufficed to finish the fire, but during that time the students had made practically every possible comment on the firemen's prowess. The fire fighters suddenly replied with a spray from the chemical hose, which squelched many of the bright remarks...