flotation
The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow.
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What kind of one-person canoe has a spare flotation device?
Processing efficiency is another silent margin driver. Whether it’s comminution circuit optimization, flotation kinetics, or recovery curves—small improvements at plant level compound into major gains over time.
all of the good growth on this website was from cool trans people sending our flotation device invite codes to chill people from twitter. rachel maddow ruined this site just as much as the fuckaas dev and "safety" teams
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The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow.
“Processing efficiency is another silent margin driver. Whether it’s comminution circuit optimization, flotation kinetics, or recovery curves—small improvements at plant level compound into major gains over time.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“all of the good growth on this website was from cool trans people sending our flotation device invite codes to chill people from twitter. rachel maddow ruined this site just as much as the fuckaas dev and "safety" teams”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(mining, chemical engineering) A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles.
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A state of floating, or being afloat.
“What kind of one-person canoe has a spare flotation device?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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