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 Blowhole -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A blowhole is a cavity formed in the ground at the inland end of a (additional info and facts about sea cave) sea cave.
When ((physics) a movement up and down or back and forth) waves enter the mouth of the cave they will be funneled up towards the blowhole, which can become quite spectacular if the geometry and state of the weather is appropriate.
A blowhole is also the hole through which (Any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head) whales breathe air.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Bl/Blowhole.htm   (94 words)

  
 Nakalele Blowhole, Maui
Nakalele Blowhole is the result of the ocean wearing away the shore below the lava shelf.
The second trail to the blowhole is located ½ mile past Mile Marker #38 and is marked by a dirt pullout along the side of the road.
Be extremely careful around the blowhole as the waves and resulting eruptions are unpredictable and are deadly dangerous.
www.hawaiiweb.com /maui/sites_to_see/NakaleleBlowhole.htm   (289 words)

  
 Blowhole - Whale Glossary
Blowholes are located on the top or back of the head.
This exhaled air from the blowhole is called the blow and usually forms a gusher or a bushy stream of misty air and vapor.
(Blowholes are in a closed position when the whale relaxes.) This breathing pattern takes only a fraction of a second for small cetaceans (like dolphins and porpoises) but may take a few seconds for larger whales (like the large balleen whales).
www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/whales/glossary/Blowhole.shtml   (265 words)

  
 Blowhole - Whale Anatomy - EnchantedLearning.com
Blowholes are a whale's nostrils and are located on the top or back of the whale's head.
Blowholes are covered by muscular flaps that keep water from entering them when the whale is under water.
(Blowholes are in a closed position when the whale relaxes.) This breathing pattern takes only a fraction of a second for small cetaceans (dolphins and porpoises), but it may take a few seconds for larger whales.
www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/whales/anatomy/Blowhole.shtml   (347 words)

  
 Blowhole (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blowhole (biology), the opening on top of a cetacean's head through which the animal breathes, occasionally producing a splash when breathing out
Blowhole (geology), a vertical opening at the end of a cave by the sea, through which water is occasionally forced upwards by tides or waves.
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blowhole   (114 words)

  
 HawaiiWeb.com
A blowhole is a lava tube under the water and at the perfect height for waves to be driven into it.
The water is compressed as the lava tube becomes smaller and smaller causing the pressure to increase forcing a stream of water to shoot up to thirty-feet into the air.
Blowhole Scenic Lookout - excellent view of the coastline and outer islands on a clear day.
www.hawaiiweb.com /oahu/sites_to_see/halona_blow_hole.htm   (89 words)

  
 Blowhole Guide-How to Make a Blow Hole on Your PC Case-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices ...
The Blowhole, or Suckhole, is one of the most predominately used case mods in the book.
The world-renown Blowhole is mounted to the top panel, and exhausts the rising hot air from your case.
Once you have decided where you are going to place the fans, and what size fans to place, it is time to choose what materials you will need.
www.directron.com /blowhole.html   (1024 words)

  
 Victim's mother wants blowhole grate - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
The way Dick sees it, seven weeks after her oldest son, Daniel, was killed at the Halona Blowhole while on vacation, she needs to convince state officials to install a grate over the landmark so no one else will die there.
According to witnesses, Daniel walked up to the blowhole from Sandy Beach and may not have known of the area's hazardous conditions.
At the blowhole, he leaned over the opening, forming a bridge with his body.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2002/Aug/19/ln/ln17a.html   (949 words)

  
 2002 Darwin Award: Blowhole
Half an hour after meeting them, he was frolicking in a dangerous natural waterspout called the Halona Blowhole: a rock funnel formation that shoots seawater twenty feet into the air.
Dozens of people watched in amazement from a highway overlook while he straddled the blowhole, arms outstretched, laughing while spray washed over him.
It was the fourth time a victim has been swept into the blowhole since 1927.
www.darwinawards.com /darwin/darwin2002-21.html   (415 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
Fire rescue divers this morning retrieved the body of an 18-year-old tourist who was sucked headfirst into the Blowhole yesterday afternoon.
As he straddled the blowhole, he was warned by a man nearby, "Don't do that," said Moses Soto, who saw the whole thing.
The victim's mother wanted to stay at the Blowhole lookout, just in case her son climbed up the rocks.
starbulletin.com /2002/07/01/news/story2.html   (714 words)

  
 OzDASL: Kiama Blowhole Eruptions
The times at which 65 successive eruptions occurred from 1340 hours on 12 July 1998 were observed using a digital watch.
Anyone who has visited the Blowhole more than once knows that the rate and volume of eruptions varies.
We might expect that part is explained by the tides, so that eruptions are more frequent and spectacular when the tide is very high, and eruptions obviously depend on the presence of a large ocean swell generated by prolonged strong winds over the ocean well offshore from Kiama.
www.statsci.org /data/oz/kiama.html   (311 words)

  
 CaseETC.Com 92mm BlowHole Kit Review - VH Reviews
Also included with the kit is a 92mm Panaflo fan which is the quietest 12VDC fans around but still moving quite a lot of air (these are what CaseETC and most of the case modding freaks swears by!).
The holesaw did a great job with the blowhole and all that's left to do is clear up the rough edges left behind.
It cuts effortlessly into the case and makes perfect round blowholes, something a little hard to achieve with a dremel or a jigsaw, although not impossible.
www.virtual-hideout.net /reviews/caseetc_blowhole_kit/print.htm   (1833 words)

  
 City agrees to post sign in blowhole death settlement - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
The city has reached a settlement with the family of an 18-year-old California youth who died two years ago at the Halona Blowhole.
Witnesses said they saw him straddle the hole, then get tossed into the air by the force of the water before falling into the hole.
The lawsuit said the state and city were negligent in not posting warning signs of any potential danger on the rocky area near the attraction or on the shoreline separating Sandy Beach and the blowhole.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Apr/27/ln/ln15a.html   (256 words)

  
 Installing a Blowhole and Fans
Well, I decided to ditch the fan that comes with the case which blows air out the back of the computer.
So, to get more air flow through the case, I decided to install a blowhole.
Here is the finished blowhole and the front fan with the filter.
ourworld.cs.com /Idigguns/InstallingaBlowhole.html   (494 words)

  
 Sudhian Media   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Modification: Your standard 80mm Blowhole used in exhaust configuration to pull cool air from the side vents over your video cards and ram and not bogging down your precious ICE.
Once you have created a substantial niche with the drill and your pilot hole is nearing completion, you may now speed up the drill to about 30%.
When completed with your blowhole stick in your selected fan, screw it in with some sturdy screws and a fan grill if you choose, route your fan cable in the case and slowly close your case cover while watching for cables that may get in the fan's way.
www.sudhian.com /showdocs.cfm?aid=571   (942 words)

  
 PimpRig.com - PC Hardware Modding, Reviews, and News // Article - DIY: Blowholes
This article shows newcomers how to install a blowhole, a simple mod for anyone to cut their modding teeth on.
Marking a line down the centre of the case, and on the fan itself beforehand is also a good idea.
I used the fan grill as a template to get the cutting line for the blowhole itself, after lining the screw holes up with those I'd already marked on the case.
guides.pimprig.com /modding/diy:_blowholes.php   (1405 words)

  
 Saving Dolphins
Sleek and powerful swimmers, dolphins are found in seas throughout the world; some inhabit freshwater rivers and lakes.
Characteristic features of most dolphins are long snouts with rows of sharp teeth, and rounded foreheads with a nostril on top, known as the blowhole.
A muscular plug closes the blowhole to keep water out of the animal’s lungs during a dive.
www.savingdolphins.com /dolphin.php   (1900 words)

  
 Amazing Blowhole - TechIMO Forums
I cut a blowhole into the top of my case and attached an 80mm fan (on the inside of the blowhole) temps dropped about 5-7C.
I made a blowhole like that by drilling series of holes and used a fan out of the broken power supply.
It was a very poor case for cooling but the blowhole dropped the temps down from 68c to about 56c.
www.techimo.com /forum/t68141.html   (845 words)

  
 [H]ard|OCP - How To Make Your OWN BlowHole
How To Make Your OWN BlowHole : One thing we really like about the whole hardware/gaming community is that many of us pull together to help each other out, well without getting all girly on you, we are gonna do just that.
I know I am anal enough that if my BlowHole were cocked to one side, it would drive me nuts.
Now the object of all this measure is to make the hole on top, not only centered, but also to line up with the hole we had to cut inside, so the lining up part may not apply to you, but you should still want it to look good.
www.hardocp.com /article.html?art=MjA4LDI=   (746 words)

  
 Making a Blowhole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
While that may be great for a stock OEM box, it just doesn't quite cut it when you have an OC'd CPU or video card pumping out the heat in there.
Hell no, peeps have been putting holes in the side of their case to increase airflow since before the days of the 486 I'm sure, but its all in the name.
came up with the word "blowhole" about two years ago, and the rest is history.
www.devhardware.com /c/a/How-To/Making-a-Blowhole   (799 words)

  
 blowhole - Find, Compare, and Buy blowhole at Shopping.com
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 MHN Instrument Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Partly because they are portable and relatively easy to build, and probably because they are extremely accessible - you can to create 'music' simply by blowing through the blowhole, or windway, whether you are a beginning student or accomplished virtuoso.
Used in introductory music classes throughout North America, the recorder has also been featured by professional musicians who, since the 1890s, have been interested in the revival of late Renaissance and Baroque music.
Usually, there are seven finger hole, and one thumb hole; the end or foot-joint typically has a slight flare.
www.si.umich.edu /chico/instrument/pages/recorder_gnrl.html   (338 words)

  
 Moddin'.net - Help with a blowhole...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
I looked at the template in the downloads section but unfortunately it doesn't give the actual dimensions.
Use a ruler to mark out a square around the blowhole and cut small holesin the corners.
The harest part is making the square the correct size.
www.moddin.net /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1594   (205 words)

  
 Blowhole - Overclockers Club Forums
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If I get WC on my CPU and GFX, will a blowhole serve any real pourpose, or just look cool?
Location Of Side Blowhole With 120mm Fan ?
forums.overclockersclub.com /Blowhole-t51677.html   (554 words)

  
 (GC151F) Eddie's Nakalele Blowhole Hideout by McIrish Clan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
(GC151F) Eddie's Nakalele Blowhole Hideout by McIrish Clan
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 funkwit: blowhole: music: crap lyrics
funkwit > Blowhole > Music > Crap Lyrics
You know, I don't profess to have any musical talent at all.
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 [TweakNews.net Forum] :: View topic - Fan and Blowhole Templates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:37 pm Post subject: Fan and Blowhole Templates
This might help with cutting that new Blowhole in your Pretty New Case!
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www.tweaknews.net /forum/viewtopic.php?t=2831   (222 words)

  
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 *Free USPS* Case Sticker for Blowhole: Flame 3, Color: Red, Blue, Yellow, Black -Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy ...
(6) You'll have to remove the fan grill and the fan from the blowhole to mount this sticker.
Availability: Also available in another slightly different flame design.
Have a question about our products, services or technical issues?
www.directron.com /stickerflame3.html   (514 words)

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