Sentences with phrase «in mechanical things»

I have zero background in mechanical things other than push bikes... but I have the DIY desire, hence trying to fix everything (home repairs, tvs, etc).

So, why shouldn't a kid who's interested in mechanical things or engines or technology meet people from the community who do that kind of stuff, and who are excited about what they are doing and where it's going?

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The idea that this phone is a living thing that becomes more useful over time is a very alien concept in a mechanical world.

I'll put it this way: In another five years, if mechanical inclination is the only thing you have going, you're dead.

They could, but it... You know, there's something about the first time an actor runs the material over his or her face you know when they kind of run it through their eyes and you see the thing and there was little imperfections in it and not every line is delivered perfectly, it doesn't have that mechanical feeling.

And they thought that was a bit strange, because everyone else is doing fancy things that looked nice, and I was in this sort of mechanical space.

For example, there are persons to whom it is wholly self - evident that sense data are the ultimate givens in terms of which all thought develops and who are equally convinced that the only acceptable explanation of the way things happen follows mechanical models.

Certainly it is true that the more a mechanical force acts on a thing in a purely mechanical way, the more the autonomy of the thing is diminished.

They become small functionaries in a larger scheme of things, technicians who view all of life in a mechanical fashion.

Birch and Cobb maintain that the ecological model is more adequate than the mechanical model for explaining DNA, the cell, other biological subject matter (as well as subatomic physics), because it holds that living things behave as they do only in interaction with other things which constitute their environment (LL 83) and because «the constituent elements of the structure at each level (of an organism) operate in patterns of interconnectedness which are not mechanical» (LL 83).

For simple machines like a bicycle we also find the earliest stages of an explanation, which can be classified as mechanical and which looks away from a self - propelled movement and switches over to external influences; from seven to eight years of age the child is, in the realm of mechanical things, capable of understanding movements in function of transmissions (RME 221 - 266).

Lord Kelvin said in 1884: «I never satisfy myself until I can make a mechanical model of a thing.

I put the thing to the test in my kitchen — basically I got on top of it and rode it like a mechanical bull until I fell off.

In qualifying for the 1990 race his car had a mechanical issue which caused his car to push out too much power - as if there is such a thing.

Even though he's won the title with three races still to go (which is an absolute age in F2 terms), such has been Leclerc's dominance that he could easily have wrapped things up much longer ago were it not for a few mechanical issues, of which he's had more than his fair share.

Ensuring that your car is in good mechanical shape is one thing.

Mechanical pencils were the «it» thing in school.

«In terms of all mechanical things, you will plan, put in place measure to ensure deliverIn terms of all mechanical things, you will plan, put in place measure to ensure deliverin place measure to ensure delivery.

«In a way, one must learn to see things from the molecules» point of view, considering forces such as random thermal motion that one would never consider when building an agricultural water pump or any other mechanical device.»

«It's one of those obvious, basic things you don't think about until you actually start building the thing,» says Ted Hartka, the mission's lead mechanical engineer, who supervised assembly of the probe at the Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.

«Our technique may improve the mechanical and potentially other physical properties of commercially relevant plastic materials, with applications in automobiles, protective coatings, and food / beverage packaging, things we use every day.

This suggests that, as predicted, the neutron star's ultraintense magnetic field is distorting empty space through a quantum mechanical effect involving ghostly «virtual» particles lurking in the vacuum — the sort of thing usually seen only on the atomic scale.

From there it wasn't a huge technological step to the purely mechanical clock, prodded in large part by the twin developments of the Industrial Revolution (factory workers needed to show up on time) and the railroad (it would be nice if 10 o'clock in London meant the same thing everywhere in England).

«One of the things we'd be interested in developing is anti-biofouling materials,» said Loreen Stromberg, a paper co-author and an Iowa State postdoctoral research associate in mechanical engineering and for the Virtual Reality Applications Center.

The great thing about set extenders is that they let you combine different exercises that stress different parts of the strength curve in one brutal package and thereby help you maximize hypertrophy by achieving a full range of mechanical tension.

Maybe it is your special background in mathematics, mechanical engineering and surgery, but you have a way of explaining things and anticipating where I may find it more difficult that makes it so enjoyable.

Even though I definitely had an interest in the scientific and the mechanical side of exercise and nutrition, I wasn't aware you can do the types of things Alex does like doing ultras and Iron Mans while lifting crazy numbers.

I'm Australian / Egyptian by nationalities, I'm a mechanical engineer and soccer referee, I'm crazy about soccer (football) and play it regularly, I'm that kind of men who you can rely on him in all kind of times, have a clear vision for things, supportive kind and know how to treat a woman as she...

Another thing on which the video and makeup effects teams worked side by side was the «breathing screen,» a mechanical effect in which the televised lips of Nicki Brand pucker and blow against the glass of Max Renn's TeleRanger TV screen, making it billow forth from the console frame like a swelling breast, as her seductive voice invites Max to push himself into her waiting mouth: «Don't keep me waiting.»

This gag was used to much better effect in Joe Dante's Gremlins 2: The New Batch (where it was similarly adapted for VHS viewers), not only because the monsters had a good reason to stop the film (they are gremlins and it is the nature of gremlins to muck up mechanical things, quite unlike mad slashers, who should just want to slash people), but also because Dante built on the joke by filtering it through his uniquely off - beat sensibility.

Telling, too, that with a cast that includes Gwyneth Paltrow as a Howard Hawksian news maven, Giovanni Ribisi as a boy - mechanical - genius, and Angelina Jolie as a one - eyed British sky - pirate (a turn that would fit comfortably with any outtake from Hayao Miyazaki's Porco Rosso), the only thing that sparks conversation is the technology used in the film's creation — and the sources that it's cannibalized to serve as the framework for all the admittedly impressive gewgaw.

Not, like, in terms of mechanical difficulty — though it sometimes feels that way — but rather, it seems impossible that the thing exists at all.

Much of the improvements have come from advancements in computer controlling for things like oil pressure, engine temperature, and piston cooling, as well as mechanical changes including offset crankshafts and roller bearings on cam and balancer shafts.

Batteries will go in all sorts of odd places and all the things that have traditionally been run off of vacuum and mechanical power will all have electronic replacements, like AC units, brake servos, etc..

One thing you can agree on is that the Mopar community — especially the nit - picky aero crowd — doesn't suffer fools well; a car as audacious as this one will certainly raise hackles if anything is the least bit off in terms of historical accuracy, mechanical fluency, or fabrication skill.

We originally had a 2003 SL and the only thing mechanical besides oil changes / tire rotation was a safety recall in 58,000 miles.

Of course, feeling for it is one thing, finding it is another matter (and not something to be attempted in six laps of Grandrive), but at least it seems the R32 speaks our language, that of mechanical grip, not the daunting, alien cipher of downforce.

It does mean there's little mechanical intrigue to be found in the HR - V range: A 1.5 - litre i - VTEC petrol kicks things off with all of 128bhp, while our test car featured a 1.6 - litre i - DTEC turbodiesel with 118bhp and 221 lb ft of torque from a useful 2000rpm.

The smallest Porsche remains the 718 Boxster, while the lineup goes in three directions: EVs; plug - in hybrids; and pure, track - focused sports cars featuring naturally - aspirated flat - sixes, manual gearboxes, and all the mechanical things we like.

I submit no other car in the land has the tactile feel, the light footedness, the mechanical sounds (I mean that as a good thing) as a Porsche Cayman / Boxster or 911.

As far as mechanical issues the thing that has always been an issue was the catalytic converter, they do not last in these cars.

Realistically speaking, it is fair enough, since it is a CBU and the most important thing which goes unnoticed (by many) is the fact that Land Rover has put in more money on the mechanicals to make the Freelander2 a capable off - roader.

On the mechanical side of things, Audi decided to bring in updated engines along for the facelift.

In the video above from Car Throttle, Newman discusses his love for all things mechanical from an early age, and how that resulted in him taking ownership of a Shelby Cobra recreatioIn the video above from Car Throttle, Newman discusses his love for all things mechanical from an early age, and how that resulted in him taking ownership of a Shelby Cobra recreatioin him taking ownership of a Shelby Cobra recreation.

You can feel the mechanicals and the electronics doing things, shuffling here, shuffling there, as they look to maximise grip and, yes, engage you in the process, although the entertainment, and this is an uncomfortable feeling on the road, is that you're largely astonished at what it can do, rather than particularly involved in the doing it.

Things came to a dramatic head at Barber Motorsports Park in Round 7, when O'Connell's No. 3 car suffered a mechanical issue with a resulting fire completely engulfing the car.

but it's pretty good at catching mechanical things, like repeating phrases, excessive adverbs, filler words,... Take its recommendations with a grain of salt, but it could be very helpful in cleaning up copy before a human editor gets to see it, so (s) he can focus on the meat and potatoes rather than on petty annoyances.

The mechanical aspect of electronic paper displays, however, is not the only thing to keep in mind when tiling EPDs.

In CDOs were run by mechanical rules that relied on the ratings of the debts, among other things.

Each policy will cover 100 % of the race registration fee (up to $ 10,000) in the event of a traffic accident, covered medical issues (more info here), employment issue, transportation delay, military / family / legal obligations, mechanical breakdown, and jury duty, among other things.