That could have been a solid steel joint between two sections of drill pipe.
The 184ft (56m) sculpture, designed to look like an exploding firework, is made up of 200 solid steel columns.
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To keep some solid steel between yourself and where the wild things are, a range of cruises and self-drive trips are available.
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Even though helium atoms are four times chunkier than hydrogen atoms, they are still small enough to find all the weak spots as they worm their way through the crystalline structure of solid steel several centimetres thick.
At a recent golf-industry show, however, the U.S. working group displayed examples of counterfeit clubheads sawed in half, and you can see the type of irregularities that impact performance: irregular interior walls, or supposedly hollow iron-head cavities that instead are solid steel.
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The Gillises started eating a solid breakfast of steel cut oats and fruit or veggie omelets.
The models feel solid and well-built (the stainless steel versions, in particular, are pleasantly weighty on the wrist) and we get the impression that you could pass them off in virtually any social situation without the awkward "holy cow, you're a geek of epic proportion" moments.
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Branagan predicts that within the decade his new kind of steel will be available in sheets and solid parts, making its potential commercial applications infinitely greater.
Each part of the Hatch, except for the stainless-steel clip and rollerball refill, is made of solid brass.
Heighway Pinball's solution is to introduce inductive switch technology: solid state sensors beneath the playfield, well out of the way of flying steel balls, which are triggered when a ball passes by without any physical contact.
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