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24-551: (Redirected from Floats ) [REDACTED] Look up float in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Float may refer to: Common usage [ edit ] Lowboy (trailer) , called a float in Eastern Canada usage Float (parade) Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Float (sculpture) , a 1990 public artwork by American artist Peter Flanary Float (2019 film) ,

48-618: A floating exchange rate Cash float, the money in a cash register needed at the beginning of a business day in order to give change to customers Public float , the total number of shares publicly owned and available for trading, after subtracting restricted shares from the total outstanding shares Stock market float, an initial public offering (IPO), particularly in British English Insurance float, investable funds collected from premiums but not paid out in claims Fishing-related [ edit ] Fishing float ,

72-471: A glassblower . Recycled glass, especially old sake bottles in Japan, was typically used and air bubbles/imperfections in the glass are a result of the rapid recycling process. After being blown, floats were removed from the blowpipe and sealed with a 'button' of melted glass before being placed in a cooling oven. This sealing button is sometimes mistakenly identified as a pontil mark ; however, no pontil (or punty)

96-407: A 2019 American animated short film produced by Pixar Float (2023 film) , a 2023 drama film directed by Sherren Lee Float (b-boy move) , a balance-intensive breakdance move Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Float (Aesop Rock album) , 2000 Float (Flogging Molly album) , 2008 Float (Styles P album) , 2013 Songs [ edit ] "Float" (song) ,

120-521: A 2022 song by Tim and the Glory Boys "Float", by Bush from Golden State , 2001 "Float", by Eden from Vertigo , 2018 "Float", by Janelle Monáe from The Age of Pleasure , 2023 "Float", by The Music from The Music , 2002 "Float", by RAH Band from Mystery "Float", by Russell Dickerson from Yours , 2017 Beverages [ edit ] Float, an ice cream soda Floats (drink) , line of bottled beverages designed to imitate

144-517: A Norwegian merchant from Bergen , is credited with their invention. The glass float was developed through cooperation with one of the owners of the Hadeland Glassverk, Chr. Berg. Many of them can still be found in local boathouses. The earliest evidence of glass floats being used by fishermen comes from Norway in 1844 where glass floats were on gill nets in the great cod fisheries in Lofoten . By

168-476: A bite indicator used in angling Fishing net float , small floats attached along one side of the net so that it hangs vertically in the water Glass float , a type of large float used to keep fishing nets or droplines afloat Science [ edit ] Float (oceanography) , an oceanographic instrument platform Float voltage , an external electric potential required to keep a battery fully charged Tools [ edit ] Float (liquid level) ,

192-416: A fluid-level indicator used in process engineering and plumbing Float (woodworking) , a tool used to cut, flatten and/or smooth wood via abrasion Concrete float , a finishing tool for smoothing wet concrete surfaces Float, a rasp -like tool sporting sharp cutting teeth, sometimes used on horse teeth Vehicles [ edit ] Float (horse-drawn) , a form of two-wheeled horse-drawn cart with

216-452: A low loadbed Float (nautical) , an external, buoyant section of a water vessel (such as a pontoon boat or a floatplane) Float (parade) , a decorated vehicle or moving platform, could be animal- or man-drawn or motorized, used in a festive parade Float shifting or "floating gears", the practice of shifting gears on a manual transmission without using the clutch Milk float , a small battery electric vehicle specifically designed for

240-428: A wide range of tasks. Some types are: Lowboy trailer features include: Glass float Large groups of fishnets strung together, sometimes 50 miles (80 km) long, were set adrift in the ocean and supported near the surface by hollow glass balls or cylinders containing air to give them buoyancy. These glass floats are no longer used by fishermen, but many of them are still afloat in the world's oceans, primarily

264-570: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lowboy (trailer) A lowboy ( low-loader in British English , low-bed in western Canada and South Africa or float in Australia and eastern Canada) is a semi-trailer with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels. This allows the deck to be extremely low compared with other trailers. It offers

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288-417: Is the color of glass from recycled sake bottles. However, clear, amber, aquamarine, amethyst, blue and other colors were also produced. The most prized and rare color is a red or cranberry hue. These were expensive to make because gold was used to produce cranberry glass . Other brilliant tones such as emerald green, cobalt blue, purple, yellow and orange were primarily made in the 1920s and 30s. The majority of

312-513: The Pacific . They have become a popular collectors' item for beachcombers and decorators. Replicas are now manufactured. Norway , around 1840, was the first country to produce and use glass floats. The earliest mention of these "modern" glass fishing floats is in the production registry for Hadeland Glassverk in Norway in 1842. The registry shows that this was a new type of production. Christopher Faye,

336-687: The 1940s, glass had replaced wood or cork throughout much of Europe, Russia, North America, and Japan. Japan started using the glass floats as early as 1910. Today, most of the remaining glass floats originated in Japan because it had a large deep sea fishing industry which made extensive use of the floats; some made by Taiwan , Korea and China . In Japanese, the floats are variably known as buoy balls ( 浮き玉 , ukidama ) or glass balls ( ビン玉 , bindama ) . Glass floats have since been replaced by aluminum, plastic, or Styrofoam. The earliest floats, including most Japanese glass fishing floats, were handmade by

360-570: The Arctic ice pack where there is movement over the North Pole and into the Atlantic Ocean. Once a float lands on a beach, it may roll in the surf and become etched by sand. Many glass floats show distinctive wear patterns from the corrosive forces of sand, sun, and salt water. When old netting breaks off of a float, its pattern often remains on the surface of the glass where the glass was protected under

384-465: The ability to carry legal loads up to 12 ft (3.66 m) tall, which other trailers cannot. Lowboys are used to haul heavy equipment such as bulldozers and large industrial equipment. The first lowboy trailer was invented in the 1920s; it featured a riveted gooseneck and solid rubber tires . The first detachable gooseneck trailer, referred to as an RGN (Removable goose neck), was invented in 1958. The lowboy trailer comes in several types, for

408-930: The arctic waters of the Oyashio Current . At this junction, the North Pacific Current (or Drift) is formed which travels east across the Pacific before slowing down in the Gulf of Alaska. As it turns south, the California Current pushes the water into the North Equatorial Current once again, and the cycle continues. Although the number of glass floats is decreasing steadily, many floats are still drifting on these ocean currents. Occasionally storms or certain tidal conditions will break some floats from this circular pattern and bring them ashore. They most often end up on

432-569: The beaches of the Western United States - especially Alaska, Washington, or Oregon - Taiwan, or Canada. However, many floats have been found on beaches and along coral reefs on Pacific islands, most notably the windward side of Guam. It is estimated that floats must be a minimum of 7-10 years old before washing up on beaches in Alaska. Most floats that wash up, however, would have been afloat for 10 years. A small number of floats are also trapped in

456-589: The delivery of fresh milk Valve float , a condition of an internal combustion engine Other uses [ edit ] Float (project management) , a time-management device Float railway station , a former railway station in County Westmeath, Ireland Swimming float or pool float, a device used to aid swimmers with buoyancy Float, an animal name for a group of crocodiles See also [ edit ] Buoyancy Floating (disambiguation) Flotation (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

480-591: The netting. Other floats have small amounts of water trapped inside of them. This water apparently enters the floats through microscopic imperfections in the glass while the floats are suspended in Arctic ice or held under water by netting. To accommodate different fishing styles and nets, the Japanese experimented with different sizes and shapes of floats, ranging from 2 to 20 inches (510 mm) in diameter. Most were rough spheres, but some were cylindrical or "rolling pin" shaped. Most floats are shades of green because that

504-563: The outside of floats are a result of this process. Sometimes knife markings where the wooden molds were carved are also visible on the surface of the glass. Today most of the glass floats remaining in the ocean are stuck in a circular pattern of ocean currents in the North Pacific. Off the east coast of Taiwan, the Kuroshio Current starts as a northern branch of the western-flowing North Equatorial Current . It flows past Japan and meets

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528-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Float . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Float&oldid=1208491002 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

552-405: The taste of an ice cream soda Float (bartending technique) , the layering of liquid or ingredients on the top of a drink Computing [ edit ] Float (computing) Float, a Cascading Style Sheets attribute Float, a single precision binary computer number format Finance and economics [ edit ] Float (money supply) Float, the act of moving a currency to

576-408: Was used in the process of blowing glass floats. While floats were still hot and soft, marks were often embossed on or near the sealing button to identify the float for trademark. These marks sometimes included kanji symbols. A later manufacturing method used wooden molds to speed up the float-making process. Glass floats were blown into a mold to more easily achieve a uniform size and shape. Seams on

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