A whirligig is an object that spins or whirls, or has at least one part that spins or whirls. It can also be a pinwheel, spinning top, buzzer, comic weathervane...
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The whirligig beetles are water beetles, comprising the family Gyrinidae that usually swim on the surface of the water if undisturbed, though they swim...
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A whirligig is a punitive or torture contraption comprising a suspended cage-like device. The victim would be placed in the cage, which was spun violently...
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Whirligig is a 1998 novel by Paul Fleischman. It is about a teenager who builds a Whirligig in each of the corners of the United States in order to pay...
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whirligig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A whirligig is an object that spins or whirls, or has whirling parts, also found at: Buzzer (whirligig)...
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Whirligig Theatre is a British theatre company based in London. It presents full-length musicals and plays in London and on tour. Whirligig was founded...
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Cupid's Whirligig, by Edward Sharpham (1576-1608), is a city comedy set in London about a husband that suspects his wife of having affairs with other...
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Vollis Simpson (redirect from Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park)
American "outsider" folk artist known for large kinetic sculptures called "whirligigs", which Simpson made from salvaged metal. He lived and worked in Lucama...
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Mesklin (redirect from Whirligig World)
serialization in Astounding Science Fiction, Clement published an essay titled "Whirligig World" detailing the process of designing the planet to have the properties...
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debut, Van Patten performed in The New Group's Off-Broadway play The Whirligig by Hamish Linklater alongside Zosia Mamet at the Pershing Square Signature...
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Whirligig was a BBC television programme for children originally broadcast fortnightly from November 1950 until June 1954, with summer breaks, and then...
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Whirligig is the first studio album by the alternative rock band The Caulfields. It was released on audio cassette and CD on February 7, 1995, on A&M...
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Dineutus angustus is a species of whirligig beetles in the family Gyrinidae. It is found in North America. "Dineutus angustus Species Information". BugGuide...
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upon by a person or by the wind. It is a predecessor to the more complex whirligigs. Today's style of pinwheels is rooted in East Asia. The design for example...
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The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science is a book written by American science author Natalie Angier. The Canon presents a summary...
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both larvae and adults are adapted to an aquatic lifestyle are found. Whirligig beetles (Gyrinidae) were moderately diverse, although other early beetles...
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"Night Creme" - 5:31 "Glazin" - 3:51 "Earnings Plus Interest" - 2:22 "Whirligig" - 0:21 "La Cucaracha" - 6:59 "Idiots Pasture" - 2:03 "Lazy TV" - 5:06...
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Dineutus discolor, the large whirligig beetle, is a species of whirligig beetle in the family Gyrinidae. It is found in Central America and North America...
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weather vane in Vilnius is among the largest in Europe Weather vane (video) Whirligig weather vane at the Minnesota History Center Weathercock on the former...
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Strappado Thumbscrew Tongue tearer Tramp chair Tucker telephone Whip Whirligig Wicker man (Use disputed) Wooden horse There are many variants of the...
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the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, an Outsider Art installation. Simpson specialized in large kinetic sculptures called "whirligigs", which Simpson made...
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only acting award at the 2010 Atlantic Film Festival for his role in Whirligig, directed by Chaz Thorne, with whom he has worked on two previous features...
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University Press. ISBN 9780674545342. OCLC 984642826. "That Relentless Whirligig: What Physics Tells us about Time". Wolf Humanities Center. 2015-02-11...
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Cicindelidae (tiger beetles) Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetles) Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles) Haliplidae (crawling water beetles) Hygrobiidae Meruidae (Meru...
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a key and is often referred to as a wingnut, helicopter, whirlybird, whirligig, polynose, or, in the north of England, a spinning jenny. During the autumn...
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The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Vernor Vinge. The stories were first published...
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Playbill. Retrieved May 12, 2024. "Review: In Hamish Linklater's 'The Whirligig', Zosia Mamet Plays Another Bad-News Girlfriend". Deadline Hollywood....
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Dead Accounts Jack Broadway 2013 Big Fish Edward Bloom Broadway 2017 The Whirligig Michael Off-Broadway 2018–2019 My Fair Lady Alfred P. Doolittle Broadway...
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Dineutus carolinus is a species of whirligig beetle in the family Gyrinidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America. "Dineutus...
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Porrorhynchus indicans, is a species of whirligig beetle found in Sri Lanka. Length of male is 16.6 to 19.2 mm whereas female is 15.1 to 17.0 mm. Body...
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