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unusual facts about Torsion



Bandini 1000 V

Rear: Independent, triangle and lower arms swinging shock hydraulic telescopic inclined agents on portamozzo, torsion bar, camber caster, and Toe adjustable

Double Helix Nebula

It is thought to have been distorted by magnetic torsion into the shape of two connected spirals, known popularly as a double helix, akin to the shape of DNA.

Ehrenfest paradox

1937: Jan Weyssenhoff (now perhaps best known for his work on Cartan connections with zero curvature and nonzero torsion) notices that the Langevin observers are not hypersurface orthogonal.

Petraria Arcatinus

A reconstruction at the Château de Chinon in France, also has both the bow and the torsion spring.

Porsche 597

The prototype body of the car was manufactured by Porsche's own Stuttgart Body Works with later versions (stabilized with torsion bars) coming from Karmann coachworks.

Solar eclipse

Similarly, Saxl and Allen in 1970 observed sudden change in motion of a torsion pendulum, and this phenomenon is called the Saxl effect.

Torsion bar suspension

The most famous American passenger car application was the Chrysler system used beginning with the 1957 model year, although Chrysler's "Torsion-Aire" suspension was only for the front; the same basic system (longitudinal mounting) was maintained until the 1981 introduction of the K-car.

Waylands Forge Studios

The music for the sixth Bal-Sagoth album, The Chthonic Chronicles, was recorded at Wayland's Forge, as was the music for the My Dying Bride release Evinta, along with various releases by bands such as Necrogrinder, Ethereal, Seconds to Slaughter and Torsion Nine.


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