His father, Ravi Pazhani, a slight man with metal-frame glasses, sat behind him.

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The original Zeppelins were based on a rigid design in which separate gas-tight compartments were surrounded by a metal frame covered with a non-airtight fabric.

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And added a Metal Works-special top frame with duplex-style front bars.

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The Monadnock is a good place to get a practical sense of how quickly these innovations were catching on: the original northern half of the building consists of traditional load-bearing walls that are 6ft thick at the bottom, while the southern half, constructed only two years later, uses the then-revolutionary metal frame for drastically thinner walls that go just as high.

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The metal frame of their storm-chasing vehicle was twisted almost beyond recognition.

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The futuristic design is highlighted by the TV's dark titan metal color, an ultra-slim frame, naturally curved lines and a unique square-shaped stand, making it appear more like a work of art than a TV.

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Where once workers had to bend awkwardly to hold and whack headliners into place on the car's ceiling, a headliner now has sewn-in magnets that keep it in place on the roof's metal frame.

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Built with a sleek, stylish frame that is only 0.36-inches thin, and surrounded by premium metal trim to provide designer-level styling, the LG Optimus L9 is the latest in the style-focused L-Series of smartphones from LG.

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