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This federal agency's main goal is to assure safe and healthful working conditions.
What is OSHA? (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
This type of impact wrench is often used to quickly remove lug nuts from a vehicle's tire.
What is an air or pneumatic impact wrench?
This 363-mile waterway, opened in 1825, was largely dug by hand and is credited with turning New York City into the country's commercial capitol.
What is the Erie Canal?
A horizontal wooden support member in a wall frame that runs perpendicular to the studs and is used to attach drywall.
What is a noggin or blocking?
This iconic debut song was released in 1998.
What is "Hit Me Baby One More Time?"
In automotive repair, this common diagnostic code indicates a problem with the catalytic converter.
What is DTC? (Diagnostic Trouble Code)
In automotive painting, this is applied after the base color to provide depth, protection, and shine.
What is clear coat?
Invented in Buffalo in 1902 by Willis Carrier, this device manages temperature and humidity.
What is an air conditioner?
This metal bracket is used to connect a rafter or truss to a top plate or wall to resist wind uplift.
What is a hurricane tie or truss anchor?
This song defined the decade's alternative sound in 1991.
What is "Smells Like Teen Spirit?"
In the construction industry, this refers to the detailed technical drawings used for building a project.
What are CDs? (Construction Documents)
Named after the French word "to listen," this handheld tool isused by technicians to pinpoint the source of internal engine noise.
What is a stethoscope (or electronic listening device)?
Created in Corning, NY by chemists at Corning Inc., this revolutionary borosilicate was first introduced to the public in 1915.
What is Pyrex?
When estimating the needed amount of concrete, the volume is measured in these units.
What are cubic yards?
The defining country crossover of the '90s.
What is "Man! I Feel Like a Woman?"
In networking and IT, this protocol is used to securely browse the web and protects data transmission.
What is HTTPS? (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
To prevent warping during the welding process, a technician might alternate weld locations, a technique known as this.
What is skip welding or staggered welding?
This famous snack was first created by Chef George Crum in 1853 at Moon's Lake House in Saratoga Springs.
What are potato chips?
This foundational element is poured beneath a main structural wall to distribute the load over a wider area of soil.
What is a footing or strip footing?
Even if you're not into line dancing you know this song.
What is "Achy Breaky Heart?"
This is the official organization that grants accreditation to most secondary and post-secondary CTE programs in the US.
What is ACTE? (Association for Career and Technical Education)
Measured in microns, this is the term for the tendency of a liquid's surface to resist external force, which is why motor oil sticks to engine parts.
What is viscosity?
In 1888, the first working model of this device was patented by Willard Bundy in Auburn, NY.
What is the time clock?
The specific name for the safety device used to prevent a ladder from slipping outwards at the base.
What is a ladder stabilizer or ladder anchor?
The spiciest song of the 90s.
What is "Wannabe?"