shot tower

• Torre alta usada historicamente para produzir chumbo de caça (bagos de chumbo) despejando chumbo derretido através de uma peneira no topo, de modo que ele formava esferas perfeitas ao cair e esfriar em uma tina de água embaixo.

A tall tower used historically for manufacturing small lead shot by dropping molten lead through a sieve at the top, allowing it to form perfect spheres as it falls and cools in water at the bottom.

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   A tall tower used historically to produce small lead shot by dropping molten lead from a height, allowing it to form spherical droplets as it falls and solidifies in water.

   Torre de chumbo

   • The old shot tower in the city is now a historical landmark.
   • Workers used a shot tower to create ammunition in the 19th century.
   • The process in a shot tower relies on gravity and surface tension.