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  2. Dichlorodifluoromethane - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichlorodifluoromethane

    Dichlorodifluoromethane ( R-12) is a colorless gas usually sold under the brand name Freon-12, and a chlorofluorocarbon halomethane (CFC) used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant. In compliance with the Montreal Protocol, its manufacture was banned in developed countries (non-article 5 countries) in 1996, and in developing countries ...

  3. Zip drive - Wikipedia

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    The Zip disk media. The back of a parallel-port ZIP-100 with printer pass-through. The Zip drive is a removable floppy disk storage system that was announced by Iomega in 1994 and began shipping in March 1995. [ 1] Considered medium-to-high-capacity at the time of its release, Zip disks were originally launched with capacities of 100 MB, then ...

  4. Improvised firearm - Wikipedia

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    A homemade pistol, confiscated by the Swedish Police. Given to the Museum of Vänersborg in 1985. Improvised firearms (sometimes called zip guns, pipe guns, or slam guns) are firearms manufactured other than by a firearms manufacturer or a gunsmith, and are typically constructed by adapting existing materials to the purpose.

  5. HC-12a - Wikipedia

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    HC-12a is a mixture of hydrocarbons, specifically propane (R-290) and isobutane (R-600a), and is therefore considered nearly non-ozone-depleting compared to dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12, Freon-12) or 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R-134a). The mixture can be used in refrigeration systems designed for R-12.

  6. Cubic Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Cubic Defence New Zealand Ltd (previously OSCMAR International Limited) is a manufacturer of training and simulations systems for military forces worldwide. It is based in Auckland, New Zealand, and owned by Cubic Corporation. Cubic Transportation Systems designs, integrates, and provides outsourced business process and information technology ...

  7. Twitter bug disclosed some users' location data to an unnamed ...

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    Due to a bug in Twitter for iOS, we inadvertently collected and shared location data (at the zip code or city level). We have fixed the bug, but we wanted to make sure we shared more of the ...

  8. Next-generation Zipline P2 Zip drone comes with an adorable ...

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    According to Zipline, P2 Zip is nearly silent in flight, producing a sound the company claims is similar to rustling leaves in the wind, and precise enough, thanks to its droid companion, to ...

  9. Automotive air conditioning - Wikipedia

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    R-12 was used in automotive air conditioning systems until the mid-90s when production was banned by the government and replaced with a new refrigerant, R-134a. R-12 can still be bought and sold but is no longer produced. This makes R-12 very expensive and hard to find. [41] R-12’s global warming potential number is very large at about 11,000 ...