Sentences with phrase «at absorbing the impact»

It is CPSC certified and comes with a thick cushion that does an incredible job at absorbing impact and shocks when kids fall.

Otherwise, they aren't going to be very useful at absorbing impacts.

It is supposed to improve defensive play because it gives and is therefore more effective at absorbing the impact of a ball.

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«These increases all impact our cost of goods, but we can't pass those along to our customers, so at the end of the day, we are absorbing a great part of the increases which have eroded our bottom line,» he adds.

Coming upon a UCLA football practice, one at first notices only tangential and frivolous details: the fluffy yellow pads the size of watermelons that defenders wear on their forearms, the nearly erotic ease with which Running Back Freeman McNeil absorbs the impact of the ball as he takes it from Quarterback Tom Ramsey.

Other important things that a baby car seat needs to be perfect are: capability to attach to a stroller, easy adjustments (the harness should have harness heights for your growing baby), at least a side impact protection (which is usually provided by energy - absorbing foam) and a cover that can be taken off for easy cleaning purposes.

Some football helmet manufacturers suggest that players who wear their helmets - especially new models - may be at lower risk of concussion than those who wear competitors» models or older helmets, basing their claims on how well the new or newer helmets absorb and lessen some of the impact forces that cause concussion in biomechanical studies performed in the controlled environment of the laboratory.

Such a sticky surface «could make a good impact - absorbing material», says Tom Witten at the University of Chicago.

In a recent study, a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Faculty of Engineering found that sand can absorb more than 85 per cent of the energy exerted against it, and its ability to resist the impact increases with the speed of the projectile, even at high velocities.

One look at the anatomy of the foot should tell you that the heel is NOT made to «absorb» impacts.

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There are ISOFIX top anchors and tethers at the rear seats as the standard safety kit on offer, and the body shell of the crossover has been designed to absorb maximum impact in a situation of a crash.

Safety was a new priority at Cadillac, which introduced a new steering column that not only was designed to absorb impact and collapse in a collision, but also had new Federally - mandated theft - deterrent features such as an ignition key switch activated steering wheel and transmission shifter lock mechanism.

The Grace also features the Pedestrian Injury Mitigation Body structure to absorb the impact of a collision in the front part of the body, which is at the highest risk of causing a pedestrian injury in the event of a collision.

The front - axle components, steering gear, engine and transmission are pre-mounted on a high - strength - steel subframe which is bolted securely to the body's side members, making it a key component in the front crash structure of the new E-Class: in the event of a frontal impact, the subframe forms a separate load - bearing path along which the impact energy is absorbed at specific points (see page 56).

In the Euro NCAP side impact test, in which a pole strikes the side of the vehicle dead center at 32 km / h (20 mph), CFRP again demonstrates its extraordinary energy - absorbing capacity.

The second - gen Toyota Avensis was awarded five stars at the Euro NCAP crash tests, mostly due to the fact that the entry - level Avensis comes with nine airbags (kneebag included for the driver) plus ABS, stability control and traction control, topped by Toyota MICS (Minimal Intrusion Cabin System), which absorbs and spreads impact energy for minimum cabin distortion if an impact occurs.

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During major impacts, the springs and shock absorbers work together with the hydraulic compression or decompression stops, which gradually slow the movement to avoid jerks at either end of the range.

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Since those 15 micron photons are impacting a surface that is already radiating away from the hugely more massive surface (speaking at molecular level) those photons will be absorbed and radiated out again because the heat store just below the molecular surface is at a higher energy potential.

Seb @ 4 — My first thought was the similar impacts of deforestation; surely forests act in a similar way in absorbing wind energy at low altitudes.

At a recent House hearing, five top scientists stated that black carbon could account for close to 16 % of the planet's gross warming and that it may be second only to carbon dioxide in its potency as a GHG — ahead of methane.The black carbon absorbs incoming sunlight, converting it into infrared radiation and emitting it to the atmosphere — a process we outlined in an earlier post describing the impact of «dirty snow» on global warming.

At the scale of a large nation or region, at least in most industrialised nations, the economic value of sectors and locations with low levels of vulnerability to climate change greatly exceeds the economic value of sectors and locations with high levels of vulnerability, and the capacity of a complex large economy to absorb climate - related impacts is often considerablAt the scale of a large nation or region, at least in most industrialised nations, the economic value of sectors and locations with low levels of vulnerability to climate change greatly exceeds the economic value of sectors and locations with high levels of vulnerability, and the capacity of a complex large economy to absorb climate - related impacts is often considerablat least in most industrialised nations, the economic value of sectors and locations with low levels of vulnerability to climate change greatly exceeds the economic value of sectors and locations with high levels of vulnerability, and the capacity of a complex large economy to absorb climate - related impacts is often considerable.

If you're driving alone without any passengers, and your car gets t - boned at a relatively low speed on the passenger side of the door, it's conceivable that the driver would not sustain any injuries because the opposite side of the car absorbed all of the shock and impact.

This case is great at absorbing the shock due to impact or drops, giving a superlative protection.

The case is constructed with two impact - resistant layers to absorb shocks and drops; at the same time, its soft inner silicone cover protects your phone from scratches.

The Full Federal Court upheld Justice Merkel's primary finding that the Djugan shared a common normative system with the Yawuru at sovereignty and that the Djugan, heavily impacted by colonisation, had been absorbed into the wider Yawuru community.