Not all rolling pins are. The weight helps flatten what you are rolling.
Yes, straight pins are typically made of metal and therefore they are denser than water, so they will sink in water.
The 1-2-4-7 or the 1-3-6-10 is known as a "picket fence."
I prefer to store my needles in a smaller, separate container from my pins. I store my straight pins in a paper clip holder with a magnet in the top; this keeps the pins in the container well and the magnet aids in retrieving stray pins.
A bowling ball is very heavy and out weighs the pins.
If a bowler knocks down all 10 pins on the first delivery, it is called a "strike". If it takes two deliveries to knock all the pins down, it is called a "spare". If there are pins still standing after two deliveries, it is called an "open".
In sewing, the primary type of pin used are straight pins. These can be dangerous if they fall on the floor and are stepped on or if toddlers/children find them. Though straight pins do not rust as easily as pins made before the 1980s, they can develop imperfections if in water or if bent. Use a good pin cushion or container with lid to protect them. Keep them out of reach of children.
This answer is wrong about the pins... They are slide locks, and they slide straight up, then the headlight falls out..... The problem is in removing the grill, how the heck do you do that? first you must remove the grille then there is two pins behind the headlight that you twist half turn and pull straight up then the headlight pulls straight out . first you must remove the grille then there is two pins behind the headlight that you twist half turn and pull straight up then the headlight pulls straight out .
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They both are usually straight, and have a very sharp point on one end.
Processor pins, or in modern computers the pins in the sockets, are very delicate and easy to bend. If you insert the processor any way other than straight down, you will bend the pins and likely destroy either the processor or the motherboard, or both.
PS/2 keyboard has what is called Mini-Din 6 pins and a mouse has DIN 5 pins.