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Type of blunt implement used for striking
A whip is a blunt weapon or implement used in a striking motion to create sound or pain. Whips can be used for flagellation against humans or animals to exert control or strength through pain compliance or fear of pain, or be used as an audible cue through the distinct whipcrack effect. Whips are commonly used on horses to give subtle cues as tapping. The portion of the whip used for striking is generally either a firm rod designed for direct contact, or a flexible line requiring a specialized swinging motion. The former is easier and more precise, the latter offers longer reach and greater force. Some varieties have an extended stock section in addition to the line. Wikipedia →
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- Skim a recent paper: Sleep deprivation whips up cytokine stormInfluential work since 2022
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- Read the landmark paper: Garrotes, Springs, Ratchets, and Whips: Putting Dynamin Models to the TestCited 183 times
- Go sideways: StockwhipA closely related topic
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📖 Definitions
Noun A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
Noun The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
Noun A blow administered with a whip.
Noun A whipper-in.
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Garrotes, Springs, Ratchets, and Whips: Putting Dynamin Models to the Test
Lophotoxin: a Novel Neuromuscular Toxin from Pacific Sea Whips of the Genus Lophogorgia
Crack Whips the Heart: A Review of the Cardiovascular Toxicity of Cocaine
Cracking the ANP32 whips: Important functions, unequal requirement, and hints at disease implications
Ada-WHIPS: explaining AdaBoost classification with applications in the health sciences
WHIPS – Volvo’s whiplash protection study
Lesions associated with the use of bits, nosebands, spurs and whips in Danish competition horses
Whips or Scorpions? The Maastricht Vote and the Conservative Party
🆕 Influential since 2022
Sleep deprivation whips up cytokine storm
Fungal Diversity and Gibberellin Hormones Associated with Long Whips of Smut-Infected Sugarcanes
Polyphenolic profile and pharmacological activities of whips horse (Luehea divaricata) bark extracts studied using in vitro and in vivo systems
Whips and Boats
Widespread haemorrhages in infants post-shunting (WHIPS): clinical features, risk factors and neuroimaging characteristics of a rare and under-recognised phenomenon
📚 Books worth reading
'Salem’s LotStephen King, Stephen King · 1959
Night ShiftStephen King · 1960
BeastPeter Benchley · 1991- 📕Biologia Centrali-AmericanaR. I. Pocock · 1895
Gray Matter and other stories from Night ShiftStephen King · 1991
Wagons WestNoel B. Gerson · 1980- 📕Majority and minority whips of the SenateWalter J. Oleszek · 1972
Chief WhipTim Renton · 2004
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🔗 Related topics
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- Bullwhip A bullwhip is a single-tailed whip, usually made of braided leather or nylon, designed as a tool for working with livestock or for competition cracking…
- Crop (implement) A crop, sometimes called a riding crop or hunting crop, is a short type of whip without a lash, used in horse riding, part of the family of tools known…
- Whipcracking Whipcracking is the act of producing a cracking sound through the use of a whip. Originally done in livestock driving and horse riding, it has come into…
- Rebenque Rebenque is the shared name in South American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese for a type of whip used by gauchos in South America. The word derives from…
- Longeing Longeing /ˈlʌndʒɪŋ/ (US English, classical spelling) or lungeing (UK English, informal US) is a technique for training and exercising horses where the…
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- Cat o' nine tails The cat-o'-nine-tails, commonly shortened to the cat, is a type of multi-tailed whip or flail. It originated as an implement for physical punishment, particular…