The whole process was fraught with danger, as the mounting pressure could easily make the heated oil explode, although there are no recorded circumstances of such accidents.

Because of the danger of exploding boilers, which were in a very primitive stage of development, and the ongoing issues with leaks, Watt restricted his use of high pressure steam – all of his engines used steam at near atmospheric pressure.

It was Ribbentrop's fear that if German-Polish talks did take place, there was the danger that the Poles might back down and agree to the German demands as the Czechoslovaks had done in 1938 under Anglo-French pressure, and thereby deprive the Germans of their excuse for aggression.

Facing pressure from Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Walker resigned from office on September 1, 1932, and promptly fled for Europe until the danger of criminal prosecution appeared remote.

However, the greatest danger from seamounts are flank collapses ; as they get older, extrusions seeping in the seamounts put pressure on their sides, causing landslides that have the potential to generate massive tsunamis.

The xenon short-arc lamps are made of a thin layer of fused quartz and contain xenon gas at a pressure of about 25 atmospheres ( 367 PSI ); because of this, projectionists are required to wear protective body armor when changing or handling these in case the lamp breaks ( e. g., due to a drop to the floor ) because of the danger from flying quartz shards when propelled by the high pressure of the Xenon gas within.

These pigmented nodules encase bundles of nerve fibers that respond to the slightest disturbance in surface water, detecting vibrations and small pressure changes in water, making it possible for them to detect prey, danger, and intruders even in total darkness.

This approximation between the two governments was happily followed by friendly feelings between the two nations, under the pressure of a common danger.

Robert Guiscard, seeing his brother in danger, moved with the left wing to the hill, and succeeded in easing the Swabian pressure, and also displayed his personal bravery.

In fact, there was constant pressure on non-Muslims to convert to Islam, and the danger of execution for apostates remained real.

On the issue of markets in a socialist society, Webb states, " Admittedly, market mechanisms in a socialist society can generate inequality, disproportions and imbalances, destructive competition, downward pressure on wages, and monopoly cornering of commodity markets – even the danger of capitalist restoration.

In addition, when necessary, the plane was able to temporarily transform into a massive bird of flame like the legendary Phoenix to escape danger or as a powerful attack, although the process itself endangered the team because of the extreme pressure felt in the passenger cabin.

The danger from the extreme pressure of deep water dives and the claustrophobic, cramped submarine quarters imbues films of the subgenre with a great deal of dramatic tension.

A crock pot is quite different from a pressure cooker and presents no danger of an abrupt pressure release.

The boilers were safer than one might expect – they were fitted with safety valves, and even if these failed, a dangerous overpressure would rupture one of the many joints long before the boiler shell was in danger of bursting, and the resulting leak would relieve the boiler pressure and douse the burner with little risk to the occupants of the car.

Note that this practice is extremely dangerous: while tailgating itself is inherently risky, the danger of collision is increased with D-FAS as power for power brakes can be lost after a few applications of the brake pedal and, with older cars, the pressure that causes power steering to function can be lost as well.

In cases where the soil is sandy, the water table is at shallow depth, or heavy loads like that of urban traffic are expected, the depth of excavation has to be at a depth such that the pressure of the load on the surface does not affect the bore, otherwise there is danger of surface caving in.

In the early 19th century after the expiration of Watt's patent, the steam engine underwent great increases in power due to the use of higher pressure steam which Watt had always avoided because of the danger of exploding boilers, which were in a very primitive state of development.

In contrast, since the IFR is a liquid metal cooled reactor, the core could operate at close to ambient pressure, dramatically reducing the danger of a loss-of-coolant accident.

It does, however, remove the danger of chemical contamination of the cabin, simplifies engine design, avoids the need to run high pressure pipework around the aircraft and provides greater design flexibility.

* 1970 – An oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the spacecraft while en route to the Moon.

A preventer can be rigged to reduce danger and damage from accidental jibes.

In the measurement of gamma rays or other ionising radiation, a radiation monitor or dosimeter will commonly use a filter to attenuate those energy levels or wavelengths that cause the least damage to the human body, while letting through those that do the most damage, so that any source of radiation may be measured in terms of its true danger rather than just its ' strength '.

Security is the degree of protection to safeguard a nation, union of nations, persons or person against danger, damage, loss, and crime.

Irreversible damage from polarity reversal is a particular danger in systems, even when a low voltage threshold cutout is employed, where cells in the battery are of different temperatures.

This storm caused little damage, but schools closed on the second day of the school year ( Tuesday, August 19 ) due to it ; the original plan had been to close schools Tuesday and Wednesday, but the lack of danger it showed on Tuesday caused the change in agenda.

In this event there is a high danger of hydrogen explosions, threatening structural damage and / or the exposure of highly radioactive stored fuel rods in the vicinity outside the plant in pools ( approximately 15 tons of fuel is replenished each year to maintain normal PWR operation ).

A public disturbance involving ( 1 ) an act or acts of violence by one or more persons part of an assemblage of three or more persons, which act or acts shall constitute a clear and present danger of, or shall result in, damage or injury to the property of any other person or to the person of any other individual or ( 2 ) a threat or threats of the commission of an act or acts of violence by one or more persons part of an assemblage of three or more persons having, individually or collectively, the ability of immediate execution of such threat or threats, where the performance of the threatened act or acts of violence would constitute a clear and present danger of, or would result in, damage or injury to the property of any other person or to the person of any other individual ..

Since the city is located in a tectonically active area, there is a constant possibility of earthquakes, most of which do not represent any significant danger or cause damage.

Chansey walks carefully to protect its egg from damage but can be startlingly fast when it must run from danger.

Admission of a young person to a place may be restricted because of danger for that person, concern that the place may lead the person to immoral behavior, and / or because of the risk that the young person causes damage ( for example, at an exhibition of fragile items ).

For an IC with hundreds of pins, the total insertion force can be very large ( tens of newtons ), leading to a danger of damage to the device or the circuit board.

In contrast to hydrogen's issues of damage and danger involved in high-impact crashes, air, on its own, is non-flammable.

Bumblebees are in danger in many developed countries due to habitat destruction and collateral pesticide damage.

A disadvantage of this layout is that it exposes the cylinders and valve covers to the danger of collision damage.

Listed buildings in danger of being lost through damage or decay in England started to be recorded by survey in 1991.

" it would be indispensable and infinitely preferable to send them to other countries where they would find themselves under active control, as for example Poland, thus avoiding danger and preventing damage.

Most walls of the pit are generally dug on an angle less than vertical, to prevent and minimize damage and danger from rock falls.

Damage occurrence can include infrastructure ( e. g. damage to access roads by heavy vehicles ); pollution of the local environment ( such as contamination of groundwater and / or aquifers by leakage or sinkholes and residual soil contamination during landfill usage, as well as after landfill closure ); offgassing of methane generated by decaying organic wastes ( methane is a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide, and can itself be a danger to inhabitants of an area ); harbouring of disease vectors such as rats and flies, particularly from improperly operated landfills, which are common in developing countries ; injuries to wildlife ; and simple nuisance problems ( e. g., dust, odour, vermin, or noise pollution ).

No civilian was permitted within the 8 kilometer danger zone, which has been cordoned off by the Philippine military, who were actively patrolling within the danger zone to enforce the " no-go " rule and to ensure no damage or loss of property of those evacuated.

What was only a vague suspicion in the case of Sherlock Holmes now appears as a direct accusation: the private eye is in danger of turning into his opposite.

One who invites such trials of character is either foolhardy, overconfident or too simple and childlike in faith in mankind to see the danger.

Steele's main business here is to arouse public opinion to the immediate danger of a Stuart Restoration.

what is new and compelling is that the West is now but one of several powerful civilizations, or `` systems '', and that one or more of the others may pose a mortal danger to the West.

There is one danger, however.

The addition of endurance training later, when the body is mature enough to benefit from it without danger of injury, provides that final quality that makes the top athlete, soldier or citizen.

Another great danger is that the emerging middle class will feel itself increasingly alienated from the political leaders who still justify their dominance by reference to the struggle for independence or the early phase of nationalism.

There is the danger that the questions will mean different things to different respondents.

But the submarine is a weapon of ambush and therefore always in danger of being ambushed.

George E. Sweazey writes: `` There is danger in trying to make admission to the Church so easy and painless that people will scarcely know that anything has happened ''.

He is not talking in the main about probabilities, risks and danger in general.

Some species in the Plethodontidae have a weak zone at the base of the tail and if the salamander is in danger or if the tail is grabbed by a predator, it breaks off, a process known as autotomy.

The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports.

Panic attacks usually come without warning and although the fear is generally irrational, the subjective perception of danger is very real.

The emotional effects of anxiety may include " feelings of apprehension or dread, trouble concentrating, feeling tense or jumpy, anticipating the worst, irritability, restlessness, watching ( and waiting ) for signs ( and occurrences ) of danger, and, feeling like your mind's gone blank " as well as " nightmares / bad dreams, obsessions about sensations, deja vu, a trapped in your mind feeling, and feeling like everything is scary.

The Lauberhorn and is the more strenuous downhill race at and poses danger to racers who reach within seconds of leaving the start gate.

( Ruth, prevailing on Miss Marple's long affection for them, arranges for Miss Marple to investigate Ruth's belief that Carrie Louise is in danger of her life.

It is possible that this arrangement was sanctioned by Alfred's father, or by the Witan, to guard against the danger of a disputed succession should Æthelred fall in battle.

* 1925 – Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.

According to Richard I. Pervo, " Townsend's methodologically adventurous but ultimately cautious essay is another valuable lesson in the danger of establishing the date of Acts – or any work – by arguing for the earliest possible time of origin.