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Recent Examples of nockWhen the bow is limber enough to bend over your knee, whittle nocks 1 inch from either end, cutting into the sides only.—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023 Whittle a nock at one end of the shaft and a deeper notch at the other end for the point.—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023 Use the 11-degree taper for the nock.—Andrew Del-Colle, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2020 Anti-Dry Fire (ADF) and nock sensors increase safety and boost peace of mind.—Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2021 The Vector-Quad cable technology, which uses four cables rather than two, eliminates cam lean and generates straight nock travel.—Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2021 The bolt is supported in the bow via a traditional nock and a rest at the front of the bow; there is no contact with a barrel in between, and that’s a recipe for excellent accuracy.—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2020
As a result, instead of data being stored via two-state binary code, it can be stored via a three-state ternary code in which the absence of an indent is a 0, a 0.3- to 1.0-nanometer-deep indent is a 1, and a 1.5- to 2.5-nanometer-deep indent is a 2.
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2024
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Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Southern Living Editors,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2025
If shaving, wash the area with antibacterial soap first, apply a protective gel, and shave carefully to avoid nicks and cuts that can lead to new lesions or infections.
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
4 Jan. 2025
If your sponge has tears or nicks, that’s an automatic toss.
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