Is the pinch real?

According to the movie Ocean's 11, it helps to have an electromagnetic device called a "pinch" to trigger a citywide black out and disable a casino vault's security systems. Pinch machines do exist, but in real life, they can't exactly black out an entire city.
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Does a pinch really exist?

Pinches exist in nature and in laboratories. Pinches differ in their geometry and operating forces. These include: Uncontrolled – Any time an electric current moves in large amounts (e.g., lightning, arcs, sparks, discharges) a magnetic force can pull together plasma.
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How does pinch effect occurred?

pinch effect, self-constriction of a cylinder of an electrically conducting plasma. When an electric current is passed through a gaseous plasma, a magnetic field is set up that tends to force the current-carrying particles together.
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Why is Ocean's 11 called that?

It's called Ocean's Eleven because the leader's name is Danny Ocean, and there are eleven of them (initially). Originally a remake of the 1960 film Ocean's 11 starring Frank Sinatra and his friends from the Rat Pack, it went on to displace the original and spawn two sequels and a spinoff.
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What is AZ pinch device?

In fusion power research, the Z-pinch (zeta pinch) is a type of plasma confinement system that uses an electric current in the plasma to generate a magnetic field that compresses it (see pinch).
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When was pinching discovered?

The pinch effect was first observed with a liquid metal in 1904. The phenomenon was not understood until 1905, when Pollock and Barraclough investigated a compressed and distorted length of copper tube from a lightning rod after it had been struck by lightning.
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Can we harness nuclear fusion?

It is expected to be the last step in proving nuclear fusion can become a reliable energy provider in the second half of this century. Operating the power plants of the future based on fusion would produce no greenhouse gases and only very small amounts of short-lived radioactive waste.
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Who is the 13th member of Ocean's 13?

“You're analog players in a digital world,” clucks debonair computer-fraud consultant Roman Nagel (Eddie Izzard), the presumptive 13th addition to Ocean's crew.
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Why is Rusty always eating in Oceans 11?

It was Pitt's idea for Rusty Ryan to be eating all the time

Pitt figured that since the Ocean gang was on such a tight schedule, his character would have to grab fast-food whenever he could. The constant snacking ended up showing Rusty's unflappability.
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Does a pinch exist Oceans 11?

According to the movie Ocean's 11, it helps to have an electromagnetic device called a "pinch" to trigger a citywide black out and disable a casino vault's security systems. Pinch machines do exist, but in real life, they can't exactly black out an entire city.
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How does a stellarator work?

A stellarator is a machine that uses magnetic fields to confine plasma in the shape of a donut, called a torus. These magnetic fields allow scientists to control the plasma particles and create the right conditions for fusion reactions.
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Is plasma a wave?

As in any fluid, waves can propagate through a plasma. Because of the electrical character of the plasma medium, plasma waves are very complex. Some of these waves have electric and magnetic fields, and are similar to the electromagnetic waves in free space. These are called electromagnetic waves.
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How much energy does the tokamak produce?

It will produce a field of 13 tesla, equivalent to 280,000 times the Earth's magnetic field.
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Is there such a thing as an EMP bomb?

EMP can also be produced from non-nuclear sources, such as electromagnetic bombs, or E-bombs. High-altitude nuclear detonations and electromagnetic bombs can generate EMP that has the potential to damage or destroy electronic devices over widespread areas.
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What is the pinch effect in welding?

A pinch welding gives a narrow and long flame which is concentrated on desired part, it is achieving by an induction coil, which results in electromagnetic forces.
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What is pinch effect in electrical furnace?

The “ pinch phenomenon,” was first noticed in connection with electric furnaces by Mr. Carl Hering. It may be defined as a contraction of the cross-section of a liquid conductor through which current is passing, the contraction being due to an electromagnetic force which acts from the cir- cumference to the centre.
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What does shake Sinatra's hand mean?

However, it implies a sort of 'gentlemen's agreement,' an unbreakable code between the members of an exclusive group of businessmen who have been operating in Las Vegas since the days when (Frank Sinatra) was a Vegas performer and a man's word was his bond.
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Do actors drink alcohol in movies?

When you see actors drinking shots of whiskey, they are really drinking iced tea. Well, except for Johnny Deep, who, according to Butcher, while filming a scene for “Arizona Dream,” reportedly drank about 11 shots of Jack Daniels. For heroin, prop experts use mannitol, which is usually used to cut the real drug.
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Why was Julia Roberts not in Oceans 13?

Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta-Jones did not appear in their respective roles as Tess Ocean and Isabel Lahiri, due to the actresses not wanting to participate in the movie without a significant part in the plot, which the script would not accommodate.
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Is there an Ocean 14?

There's been two sequels and an all-female adaptation since, but there apparently was also talks about an Ocean's 14 that didn't quite make it. Don Cheadle has now revealed just what kept the film from moving forward and what it would take to get the ball rolling on another Ocean's film.
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What is Gilroy?

The Gilroy isn't just a fictional product that was used in a film to further the plot. Instead, it is a real product offered by True Pheromones. This powerful mixture of pheromones provides you with all the benefits of the individual pheromones that are included in the product.
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How much was George Clooney paid for Ocean's 13?

For his last appearance as Danny Ocean, Clooney received $15 million in Ocean's Thirteen. Apart from his acting career, George Clooney has also produced and directed films.
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Is cold fusion possible?

“There is no theoretical reason to expect cold fusion to be possible, and a vast amount of well-established science that says it should be impossible,” says Close, who was involved in efforts to replicate the original 1989 experiment.
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Why is cold fusion so hard?

The big difficulty is that because the initial nuclei are all positively charged, they are strongly repelled as they approach one another. Therefore, only nuclei having a high kinetic energy approach closely enough to fuse.
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Is the sun nuclear?

The sun is like a big nuclear submarine in the sky. That's right, it's fueled by nuclear reactions that fuse hydrogen atoms together into helium and other heavier elements, releasing huge amounts of energy in the process.
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