Events with the sabre, which has a dual edge and a curved guard on the handle, are the only ones where a fencer can score with the edge of the blade, not just the point.

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That's less than a Piper Malibu Mirage, which flies at 250mph on only one three-blade propeller.

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Often the only cooling source in a manufacturing plant or warehouse was a ceiling fan, with a yellow ribbon tied to the blade so that people could see that it was really going around.

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