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A Quiet Week in the House

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A Quiet week in the House (Tichý týden v dome) is a 1969 Czechoslovak live-action/animated short film by Jan Švankmajer. [1]

18 relations: Beef tongue, Chicken, Clay, Clockwork, Columbidae, Combustion, Czechoslovakia, Dentures, Dynamite, Espionage, Hose, Jan Švankmajer, Meat grinder, Pig, Terrorism, Time bomb, Toy, Typewriter.

Beef tongue

Beef tongue (also known as neat's tongue or ox tongue) is a dish made of the tongue of a cow.

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Chicken

The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl.

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Clay

Clay is a finely-grained natural rock or soil material that combines one or more clay minerals with possible traces of quartz (SiO2), metal oxides (Al2O3, MgO etc.) and organic matter.

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Clockwork

Clockwork refers to the inner workings of either mechanical machines clocks (where it is also called a movement) or other mechanisms that works similarly, with a complex series of gears.

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Columbidae

Pigeons and doves constitute the animal family Columbidae and the order Columbiformes, which includes about 42 genera and 310 species.

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Combustion

Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke.

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Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia, or Czecho-Slovakia (Czech and Československo, Česko-Slovensko), was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into the:Czech Republic and:Slovakia on 1 January 1993.

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Dentures

Dentures (also known as false teeth) are prosthetic devices constructed to replace missing teeth; they are supported by the surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity.

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Dynamite

Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay) and stabilizers.

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Espionage

Espionage or spying, is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information without the permission of the holder of the information.

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Hose

A hose is a flexible hollow tube designed to carry fluids from one location to another.

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Jan Švankmajer

Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934) is a Czech filmmaker and artist whose work spans several media.

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Meat grinder

A meat grinder is a kitchen appliance for fine chopping ('mincing') and/or mixing of raw or cooked meat, fish, vegetables or similar food.

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Pig

A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the even-toed ungulate family Suidae.

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Terrorism

Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror among masses of people; or fear to achieve a financial, political, religious or ideological aim.

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Time bomb

A time bomb (or a timebomb, time-bomb) is a bomb whose detonation is triggered by a timer.

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Toy

A toy is an item that is used in play, especially one designed for such use.

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Typewriter

A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by printer's movable type.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Quiet_Week_in_the_House

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