NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Daisy chain

A daisy chain, in the most elementary sense, is a garland created from the daisy flower, generally as a children's game. The words "daisy chain", or "daisy chaining" can also refer to various technical and social "chains" (some given below), the names of which likely stemmed from this pursuit. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1499x513, 211 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1499x513, 211 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Species see text Leucanthemum is a genus of about 70 flowering plants from the sunflower family (Asteraceae). ... For other uses, see Flower (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Game (disambiguation). ...

Flowers

One method of creating a daisy chain is as follows: Daisies are picked and a hole is made towards the base of the stem, generally by piercing with fingernails. The stem of the next flower can be threaded through until stopped by the head of the flower. By repeating this with many daisies, it is possible to build up long chains and to form them into simple bracelets and necklaces. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... This article discusses the anatomical nail. ... Bead and wire styled Bracelet. ... For other senses of this word, see necklace (disambiguation). ...

There is another popular method which involves pressing the flower heads against each other, so that the final chain looks like a caterpillar. This article is about a form of an insect. ...

Electrical and electronic engineering

Information technology

Type of knot

In many applications of rope work (i.e. canoeing/boating), rope may be stored by tying it into what is referred to as a daisy chain. This is accomplished by the same process that backpackers use, only for a storage purpose instead of utility. A loop is pulled through the rope on the first link, then the process is repeated for the length of the rope. At the last link, a half hitch is tied to stop the rope from coming undone. To undo the daisy chain, simply undo the half hitch and pull - the knot will slip apart.^[1] Single hitch or half hitch is a type of knot. ...

Rock climbing

In rock climbing a daisy chain is a strap, several feet long and typically constructed from one-inch tubular nylon webbing of the same type used in lengthening straps between anchor-points and the main rope. The webbing is bar-tacked (sewn) across at roughly two inch intervals (or, in the past, tied) to create a length of small loops for attachment. Unlike the use of similar devices in backpacking, daisy chains in technical rock climbing are expected to be of sufficient strength to be "load bearing," i.e., capable of withstanding forces sustained by the anchor system in a fall. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...

Though daisy chains are sometimes used by free climbers as a type of chicken sling (a quick attachment used from harness directly to a belay anchor), and for ad hoc purposes similar to those of the backpacker, the canonic use for a daisy chain is in aid climbing, wherein the leader will typically attach one end to the harness, and the other to the top-most anchor placement (by carabiner or fifi hook), particularly after having ascended in etriers as high as possible. This allows the leader to hang from the daisy chain while preparing the next anchor placement. The closely spaced loops allow fine-tuning the length from harness to anchor, thereby allowing the best possible reach for the next placement. The word sling may refer to one of the following: A sling (weapon) is a device used to hurl projectiles A sling is one of any sort of mixed alcoholic drink, also known as a cocktail. ... Aid climbing is a style of climbing in which fixed or placed protection is used to make upward progress. ... A screw lock HMS carabiner A carabiner or karabiner (colloquially: crab, d ring, krab, or biner) is a metal loop with a sprung or screwed gate. ... The fifi hook is an integral part of aid climbing; used to quickly connect oneself to gear and so provide a third hand. ...

Daisy chains should not be confused with etriers (aka aiders) which are short ladders made in the same way, but with larger loops, also used in aid climbing, nor with load-limiting devices often known as screamers (from their first trade name) designed to simulate a dynamic belay. In climbing, belaying is the technique of controlling the rope so that a falling climber does not fall very far. ...

Backpacking

A daisy chain in backpacking is a small strip of webbing stitched to the pack at regular intervals to form multiple loops. This allows the backpacker to secure many different types of objects to the exterior of the pack. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Webbing is a strong fabric woven as a flat strip or tube of varying width and fibers often used in place of rope. ... A loop is one of the fundamental structures used to tie knots. ...

Recreational fishing

A "daisy chain" is often used in recreational troll fishing. This is a "chain" of plastic lures, however they do not have hooks- their main purpose is to merely attract a school of fish closer to the lures with hooks.^[2]

Typically, the main line of the daisy chain is clear monofilament line with crimped on droppers that connect the lure to the main line. The last lure can be rigged with a hook or unrigged. The unrigged versions are used as teasers while the hooked versions are connected to a rod and reel. The lures used on a daisy chain are made from cedar plugs, plastic squids, jets, and other soft and/or hard plastic lures.

In some countries (e.g. New Zealand, Australia) daisy chains can sometimes refer to a rig which is used to catch baitfish in a similar arrangement to a 'flasher rig' or a 'sabiki rig'; a series of hooks with a small piece of colourful material/feather/plastic attached to each hook.

Military

A daisy chain is used in military terms to describe how individual units of exploding ordnance, (Claymore mines, C-4 explosives, and IEDs), are linked together. These units are linked together in a pattern of any design in order to create a wider area of damage that would explode at generally the same time. It was also used by a group of paratroopers who exited an aircraft with only the last having his static line attached. All the other jumpers' static line were attached to the man behind him. Therefore, all the jumpers were in a freefall until the last man's static line was pulled. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Parts of the M18A1 Claymore The M18A1 Claymore Antipersonnel Mine is a weapon often used by many countries around the world, named after the large Scottish sword, by the inventor, Norman A. MacLeod. ... Preparing C-4 explosive C-4 or Composition C-4 is a common variety of military plastic explosive. ... Munitions rigged for an IED discovered by Iraqi police in Baghdad, November 2005. ...

Also used to describe the way oxygen hoods can be linked together to an oxygen source on a submarine during a drill, fire or something else where air supply is a problem.

Relationships

A daisy chain also refers to any series of complicated relationships in which, over time, people have had different partners who have themselves had other partners within the same group of people. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...

Human sexual relations

A daisy chain refers to sexual relations among three or more people, with each person both performing and receiving oral sex simultaneously.^[3] Some sources consider only groups of five or more people to be a daisy chain.^[4] Though the practice is thought to be gaining popularity among teenagers, there are doubts about how widespread the phenomenon actually is. Oral sex consists of all sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, which may include use of the tongue, teeth, and throat, to stimulate genitalia. ...

Basic mathematical studies of this phenomena indicate that there must be an even number of participants with an equal division by gender for daisy chaining to remain entirely heterosexual. An odd number of participants would result in one person having to connect "both ways" to complete the chain. ^[5]^[6] Heterosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love or sexual desire exclusively for members of the opposite sex or gender, contrasted with homosexuality and distinguished from bisexuality and asexuality. ...

References

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