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When GHQ announce swapping members of the home guard and the ARP, Jones, Godfrey and Frazer use Frazer's embalming equipment to make themselves look younger to avoid transfer to the ARP. Walker tricks Hodges into dying his hair with ceiling paint, with Hodges believing the 'Dye" will make him look old enough to stay in the ARP.
A precursor to the SMPTE test pattern was conceived by Norbert D. Larky (1927–2018) [5] [6] and David D. Holmes (1926–2006) [7] [8] of RCA Laboratories and first published in RCA Licensee Bulletin LB-819 on February 7, 1951. U.S. patent 2,742,525 Color Test Pattern Generator (now expired) was awarded on April 17, 1956, to Larky and Holmes. [9]
The EIA 1956 Resolution Chart[ 1][ 2] (until 1975 called RETMA Resolution Chart 1956) is a test card originally designed in 1956 to be used with black and white analogue TV systems, [ 3][ 4] based on the previous (and very similar) RMA 1946 Resolution Chart. [ 5][ 6] It consisted of a printed chart filmed by a TV camera or monoscope to be ...
Donna is transported back, and is hit by a passing truck, creating a traffic jam that causes her past self to turn left. As Donna dies, Rose whispers a message to her. The alternate universe disappears, and Donna wakes up. Donna recalls Rose's message was the words: "Bad Wolf". The Doctor announces that the universe is in danger.
Eddy current testing (ECT) as a technique for testing finds its roots in electromagnetism. Eddy currents were first observed by François Arago in 1824, but French physicist Léon Foucault is credited with discovering them in 1855. ECT began largely as a result of the English scientist Michael Faraday 's discovery of electromagnetic induction ...
Certain vitamins, like fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, K, minerals like iron, and electrolytes like potassium and calcium, should not be taken regularly without consulting a dietitian or doctor due ...
Indian-head test pattern. The Indian-head test pattern is a test card that gained widespread adoption during the black-and-white television broadcasting era as an aid in the calibration of television equipment. It features a drawing of a Native American wearing a headdress surrounded by numerous graphic elements designed to test different ...
A-10C combat exercise at Nevada Test & Training Ground against hard targets The A-10's primary built-in weapon is the 30×173 mm GAU-8/A Avenger autocannon . One of the most powerful aircraft cannons ever flown, the GAU-8 is a hydraulically driven seven-barrel rotary cannon designed for the anti-tank role with a high rate of fire .