LET'S BLOW
Fuel is streamed through a turbine with compressed air in this type of engine first patented in 1930
a jet engine
Work your legs, arms & upper back on a machine simulating this, an Olympic sport since 1900
Rowing
"The Long 'Un"
Abraham Lincoln
Corn is measured in bushels; cotton is measured in these
bales
This word describing a strong, muscular lumberjack is often paired with hurly
burly
Willis Carrier devised this type of system; one of the first was installed at a Grauman's theater
an air conditioner
A gym rat may eat a PowerBar to load up on energy, 75% of it coming from these
carbohydrates
"Little Ben"
Benjamin Harrison
This oil is used in making margarine, soap & paint
cottonseed oil
Tragically, the Titanic didn't live up to this adjective that became Molly Brown's moniker
unsinkable
In a crash, sensors trigger an explosion that produces nitrogen gas to inflate this device introduced in the '80s
an airbag
In 2002 strength equipment maker Nautilus acquired this cardio brand that has you stepping lively
StairMaster
“The Duel Fighter"
Andrew Jackson
A cotton thread was used for this part of the first practical incandescent light
the filament
This word describes fresh foods like meat & fruit that need to be refrigerated before they go bad
perishable
A book on 19th c. whaling gets its title from this traditional cry on sighting the creature
"Thar she blows!"
The name of this type of bike comes from the Latin for "to lie down"
recumbent
"Our Chet"
Chester A. Arthur
Eli Whitney could tell you that this process determines the smoothness of the cotton
the ginning
November can be described as this 11-letter month of the year, meaning next to last
penultimate
Blowing out a candle from far away is hard because the blown air disperses, but concentrate the air through a small opening & it creates a whirling mass of air like a tornado called this
a vortex
Named for its inventor, this trendy, new "method" of body conditioning actually dates back to the 1920s
Pilates
"The Great Engineer"
Herbert Hoover
This capital of the Tamil Nadu state in India has given its name to a bleeding cotton fabric
Madras
From the Latin word for "rainbow", the colorful liningof an abalone shell is described by this adjective
iridescent