Word: stones
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...purring along on the freeway with just a spit of gas every now and then. For quick acceleration and hill climbing, the turbine is linked to a flywheel, an energy-producing and energy-storing contraption that is at least as old as the first potter's wheel--a stone that had to be heavy enough to continue turning between kicks from someone's foot. Flywheels were a prominent feature of the Industrial Revolution, delivering a smooth flow of power over the bumps and jerks made by an engine's piston strokes, and small flywheels perform that function in every...
...like me, you've seen the seemingly endless infomercials and the Calvin Klein advertisements in Rolling Stone. You've been to the Malkin Athletic Center to play basketball, only to find the gym deserted and the mats in the basement occupied. You've descended into the usually crowded Lowell House basement to do laundry, but it seems as though everyone's using their own washboards...
...square stone pylon top from the fence was still embedded in the car's windshield as the police towed the vehicle away...
Four people were injured in a crash last night when a car struck a stone and ironwork fence in front of Kirkland House...
...collision toppled 25 feet of historic ironwork fence and stone pylons...